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DJI Sets September 3 Osmo 360 II Launch, No US Price Announced
DJI's 15-second teaser dates the Osmo 360 II for September 3 at 7 AM EDT, three weeks after a China-only launch that skipped an American price.
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The United States carries the deepest coverage on this site, from federal fights over tariffs and certification down to individual police departments buying their first drone. A Washington state commercial drone fee jumped 10x to $150 after a jet tax repeal, and the White House summoned 40 drone companies as a tariff deadline and Beijing loomed, two examples of how fast US drone policy is moving in 2026.
Ukraine and Russia get daily coverage because the war remains the world’s largest live testbed for drone warfare. An Nvidia Jetson chip guided the Russian AI drone that killed three Ukrainians near Zaporizhzhia, the kind of story that shows how quickly commercial AI hardware is being repurposed for targeting on both sides.
Beyond the US and the war, China coverage tracks DJI’s home market and the trade policy shaping its access to the West, while Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Israel each carry dedicated regulatory and industry coverage. Every country story, current and archived, is in the feed below.
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- What this covers
- Drone news organized by country, from national regulation to battlefield use to local police programs
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- The United States, with dedicated state-level coverage down to individual police and fire departments
- The war desks
- Ukraine and Russia are covered daily as the conflict remains the largest real-world proving ground for combat drone technology
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- Nvidia Chip Guided the Russian AI Drone That Killed Three Ukrainians — August 24, 2026
- Washington Commercial Drone Fees Jump 10x to $150 After Jet Tax Repeal — August 25, 2026
- White House Summons 40 Drone Companies As Tariff Deadline And Beijing Loom — August 20, 2026
Last updated August 25, 2026 — the feed below updates with every new story.
State Law
Washington Commercial Drone Fees Jump 10x to $150 After Jet Tax Repeal
Washington will charge commercial drone operators $150 per aircraft a year from January 2027, up from $15, in the bill that repealed its luxury jet tax.
Osmo Action 6
DJI Osmo Action 6 Rides LandSpace Rocket From Liftoff to Landing
DJI strapped its Osmo Action 6 to LandSpace's Zhuque-3 booster and published the full uncut ride, from ignition to a vertical landing in northwest China.
Technology
Rainmaker Says Its Drones Made 143M Gallons of Rain. Florida Calls Cloud Seeding a Felony
Western states are spending millions on cloud seeding. The one drone operator in the boom faces two state felony bans and a stalled FAA flare petition.
DJI
DJI Offers College Students Cash And Free Gear As FCC Blocks Its New Drones
DJI's new Campus Creators program pays students to post about DJI gear, eight months into an FCC block on every new DJI product in the US and days before a second ban deadline.
Events
Drone Nerds Moves ElevateUAV 2026 to Gulfstream Park for Live Demos
Drone Nerds brings its ElevateUAV summit to Gulfstream Park on November 17 and 18, 2026, with live flight demos and Autel, Vantage Robotics and Inspired Flight exhibiting.
DJI
DJI Is 97% Of US Contractor Drone Fleets Despite FCC Ban, ABC Finds
An ABC survey of construction contractors finds DJI is the primary drone for 97.1% of members who fly, months after the FCC blocked new foreign models.
AI Warfare
Nvidia Chip Guided the Russian AI Drone That Killed Three Ukrainians
A Russian Molniya drone with an unencrypted Nvidia Jetson Orin chose its own target and killed three civilians at a Zaporizhzhia gas station on July 6.
Frequently asked questions
Which countries does DroneXL cover most closely?
The United States carries the deepest coverage, down to state and city level for police, fire and government drone programs. Ukraine and Russia are covered daily for battlefield drone use, and China, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Israel each have dedicated desks for regulation, industry and military news.
Why does a US news site cover Ukraine and Russia so closely?
The war is the largest active testbed for drone technology anywhere in the world. Tactics, countermeasures and hardware developed in that conflict, from fiber-optic drones immune to jamming to AI targeting systems, show up in Western military and commercial thinking within months, which makes it directly relevant to US readers.
Is state-level US coverage available for my state?
The states with the most drone activity, New York, California, Texas and Florida among them, have their own archives. Coverage exists for many more states through search and tags even where a state doesn't yet have its own dedicated page.
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