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A young boy in a Blue Angels flight suit holds a Blue Angels RC model jet at Flite Fest 2023

DJI Ban · Industry

Army Has 40,000 Drones and Too Few Pilots. FAA Data Shows Why

The Army has drones for every squad but too few trained pilots. FAA data shows the hobbyist pipeline that produces them has been shrinking since 2023.

Haye KestelooSep 2010 min read

Hand holding the DJI Mic Mini transmitter beside its open charging case

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DJI Mic Mini Drops to $79 While DJI's Own US Store Is Empty

DJI Mic Mini is $79 at Amazon, $20 off list. DJI's own US store shows every configuration out of stock, and the Mic Mini 2 and 2S both skipped America.

Haye KestelooSep 18

DJI SDR Transmission 2 receiver mounted on camera rig with monitor showing wireless video feed

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DJI Prices SDR Transmission 2 at €349. The US Isn't On The List

DJI launched the SDR Transmission 2 worldwide at £309 and €349. The FCC Covered List keeps it off American sets, where the 2024 model sold for $549.

Haye KestelooSep 17

DJI teaser graphic for the 'Go Small, Connect All' event on September 17, 2026, showing a small black device with two antennas on a dark stage

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DJI SDR Transmission 2 Hits Amsterdam. US Crews Still Can't Buy It

DJI is showing SDR Transmission 2 at IBC in Amsterdam, with pricing due September 17. China pays 1,999 yuan. The FCC Covered List keeps US crews at zero.

Haye KestelooSep 12

DJI FlyCart 100 drone prepared by ground crew and a Nepal Army soldier on rocky terrain for flood relief supply delivery

Disaster Response

DJI FlyCart 100s Feed Nepal Flood Survivors As US Taxes Them 100%

China answered Nepal's plea with four DJI FlyCart 100s flying up to 16 relief runs a day. The US put the same aircraft in a 100% tariff bracket on Sept. 3.

Haye KestelooSep 11

A commercial drone pilot in a lime high-visibility vest holds a controller with both hands while a DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual hovers directly above him against a deep blue sky.

DOCKET 26-189

FCC Drone Ban Comments Counted: 3,770 Against, 16 For

Pilot Institute read and coded all 3,824 filings in FCC docket 26-189. 98.6% oppose the military-grade drone ban as written. Sixteen support it.

Haye KestelooSep 3

DJI Matrice 4T quadcopter on a white display table with its thermal and visual camera gimbal and top-mounted accessory, at DJI Enterprise Booth 903 at Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas.

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DJI Tells FCC Its 'Military-Grade' Drone Ban Was Invented In-House

DJI's 26-page filing, signed by a former U.S. Solicitor General, says no security agency ever endorsed the FCC's seven military-grade drone categories.

Haye KestelooSep 3

DJI Enterprise booth 903 at Commercial UAV Expo 2026 in Las Vegas with the Matrice 400, Matrice 4 series, Zenmuse L3 and Dock 3 on display

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DJI Fills Its Vegas Booth With Drones The FCC Proposed Banning

Every aircraft on DJI Enterprise's Commercial UAV Expo stand falls inside the FCC's proposed military-grade definition. Comments close today.

Haye KestelooSep 2

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