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Circle the date: December 23, 2025. If no audit lands by then, new DJI sales could go dark—and growers will need a Plan B An emerging U.S. agricultural drone sector is bracing for a decisive policy deadline that could curtail new DJI sales by year-end, even as domestic maker Hylio moves to expand output—setting up…
Silicon Valley investors are reshaping the U.S. drone landscape, funding police fleets with American-made drones while lobbying to ban Chinese manufacturer DJI, which dominates 90% of the U.S. consumer and public-safety drone market, according to Bard College research. This dual strategy aims to boost domestic drone makers like Skydio and curb DJI’s influence amid national…
The Pentagon’s push for thousands of American-made drones to counter China’s dominance has exposed a harsh truth: U.S. drone manufacturers are heavily reliant on Chinese components, creating a national security vulnerability (Note: not a data security issue…) that’s proving difficult to unravel. A recent Forbes article by David Jeans highlights the technical, economic, and regulatory…
Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) is making a mandated switch to American-made drones, backed by a $75,000 grant from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, despite concerns about reduced capabilities, according to a report from ABC27. Current Drone Program Under Pressure TPD’s existing drone fleet serves multiple critical functions – from monitoring large events to finding…
Oklahoma: a legislative proposal threatens to impede emergency management operations. House Bill 3068, aimed at banning foreign-made drones
Florida's ban on foreign-made drones, primarily Chinese DJI drones, is driving this change, leading to the adoption of American-made Skydio drone
Draganfly will deliver a total of 10 North American-made medical response and search and rescue drones in the first batch. Draganfly drones will
Check out the Made-in-USA PRISM drone from Maryland-based Watts Innovations. Arguably the most versatile quadcopter, or co-axial hexacopter
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