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Washington and the drone industry: legislation, procurement, security reviews, and agency policy beyond the FAA.

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Elon Musk in a black cap and jacket giving two thumbs up beside President Donald Trump seated at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, flags behind them

Ukraine

WSJ Says Musk Ordered Ukraine's Starlink Cap. Musk Said POTUS Decides

WSJ sources say Musk ordered the Starshield cap that slowed Ukraine's drones. Musk says the military and POTUS decide. Senators seek a briefing by Nov. 1.

Haye KestelooOct 20

Rows of semiconductor manufacturing tools and monitors under yellow light inside an Intel cleanroom

FCC Filing

Intel Asks FCC to Spare Its Fab Robots From the Drone-Ban Playbook

Intel asked the FCC on October 16 to waive Covered List rules for the foreign-made robots in its fabs, the origin-based ban that hit DJI drones in 2025.

Haye KestelooOct 20

EVTOL

Archer Flies Midnight Over San Francisco Bay, Runway to Runway

Archer flew its piloted Midnight air taxi around San Francisco Bay from Oakland airport. The uncut video shows a runway takeoff and landing, not vertical.

Haye KestelooOct 19

Counter-Drone

29 Governors Ask DOJ for a Prison Drone Course Its Rule Already Offers

29 governors want more FBI counter-drone seats, a prison course and Guard training. The federal rule already offers the prison course and allows new sites.

Haye KestelooOct 19

US Army

US Army's Own Enemy Force Now Flies Ukrainian-Designed Stork Drone

Army photos show the Hohenfels opposing force launching U&C UAS Stork LR recon drones five months after the Czech-Ukrainian maker signed its US Army deal.

Haye KestelooOct 19

White folding mini drone with black propellers, photographed from above on a blue mat next to a steel ruler

DJI

Suspected DJI Shell Jovistar Kills Its Own FCC Drone Approval

Suspected DJI shell Jovistar asked TÜV Rheinland to dismiss its drone's FCC grant, says it never sold one, and its files point to Skyany and Fikaxo.

Haye KestelooOct 17

A soldier in camouflage stands on a concrete riverbank holding a drone controller as a white quadcopter hovers above tall grass, with an orange buoy barrier in the river behind him.

FAA

FAA Bans Drones Along Entire US-Mexico Border Until October 2027

Three FAA NOTAMs ban drones within one nautical mile of the US-Mexico border from Monday to October 2027. CBP approves only listed missions.

Haye KestelooOct 16

Flat white Starshield satellite terminal on a black hard case beside a tan Humvee draped in camouflage netting on gravel ground

Ukraine

Starshield Cap Hit Ukraine's Interceptors, Not Its Refinery Strikes

Reuters' sources say the Starshield cap that slowed Ukraine's interceptor drones came from the White House. Some drone makers already fly their own links.

Haye KestelooOct 16

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