Washington and the drone industry: legislation, procurement, security reviews, and agency policy beyond the FAA.
The FAA has finally filed the Section 2209 NPRM, the DJI FCC comment deadline is May 11th, and 218 wildfire drone incursions were recorded in 2025 — more than the past 7 years combined.
Greg from Pilot Institute answers real-time questions on FAA drone registration, flying over people, Part 107 requirements, filming private property, and drone career opportunities.
The New York Times rode along with a Ukrainian An-28 crew firing a Minigun at Russian Shaheds for $500 a kill. The same plane has 222 confirmed kills.
The FCC's reply comment window on DJI's and Autel's Covered List petitions closes Monday, May 11. How to file in dockets 26-22 and 26-23.
Kansas State University Salina is putting agricultural drone spray operations directly in farmers’ hands. The university’s UAS program is offering a two-day in-person course covering everything from regulatory compliance to live spray missions, with the next session scheduled for May 28-29, as KSAL reported. What the Course Actually Covers The course is called UAS Aerial…
The U.S. Navy has selected Insitu to continue providing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance services to the Navy, Marine Corps, and other federal customers, as Sea Power Magazine reported. The award covers both the ScanEagle and Integrator platforms under a Contractor-Owned, Contractor-Operated model, which puts Insitu’s own aircraft and operators on the mission rather than handing…
Olathe pulled its drone ordinance. The FAA pulled the ICE NOTAM. The fight for US drone pilots' rights spans every level of government now.
The FAA's long-awaited Section 2209 NPRM proposes a new 14 CFR Part 74 framework with two designation tiers for restricting drones over fixed-site facilities.
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