Thermal Drones · DJI
FCC Still Weighing Thermal and Spray Drone Ban, Adam Chan Says
FCC national security counsel Adam Chan says the agency is still weighing a ban on already-authorized foreign thermal, LiDAR and spray drones.
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Search & Rescue
Paws Patrol LV Gets Two Thermal Drones After Sky Knockdown
A Montana hotel owner donated two thermal drones to Paws Patrol LV after people in a Las Vegas wash knocked the animal rescue group's $7,000 drone out of the sky during a search for an injured dog. The dog remains missing.
Firefighters
Seattle Fire Drone Meeting Draws One Resident And A Child
Seattle Fire’s first public meeting on its proposed ERAT drone program drew just one resident and one child as the department made the case for rescue and fire-scene aircraft in 2027.
DJI
FCC Proposes Sales Ban On Foreign Thermal, LiDAR, And Docking Drones
The FCC extended Covered List exemptions for trusted drones through January 1, 2028, but in the same move proposed cutting off imports and sales of foreign-made thermal, LiDAR, docking, spraying, swarming, defense-integrated, and 55-pound-plus drones. That combination gives approved U.S.-aligned manufacturers more runway while putting public safety, agriculture, and survey fleets on notice.
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