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Counter-Drone

DHS Creates Permanent Counter-Drone Office: What the $115 Million Announcement Actually Means for Drone Pilots

After months of tracking the administration’s counter-drone buildup, the bureaucratic shoe finally dropped. The Department of Homeland Security announced yesterday the creation of a new Program Executive Office for Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Counter-UAS, a permanent office that will outlast both the World Cup and whatever administration comes next. The headlines are focusing on the…

Haye KestelooJan 13

FAA

Congress Wants Counter-Drone Powers at Wildfires, Not Just Stadiums

Three days after the House passed the SAFER SKIES Act authorizing local police to take down drones at stadiums, a bipartisan group of lawmakers quietly introduced the next phase of counter-drone expansion. The Wildfire Aerial Response Safety Act (H.R. 6618) looks like a simple study request on the surface, but buried in its language is…

Haye KestelooJan 12

Department of Defense

Commerce Department Drops Drone Restrictions as Trump Prioritizes Xi Diplomacy Over China Hawks

I spent the morning reading a story that should make every drone pilot pay attention to what is happening in Washington, not just with the FCC, but with the broader diplomatic chess game being played between the United States and China. While the FCC’s December 22 ban on foreign drones grabbed all the headlines, the…

Haye KestelooJan 10

Revolutionary DJI Mavic 3 Pro Drone: Triple-Camera Aerial Mastery Unleashed

FCC Filing

DJI’s Shell Company Gambit Backfired Spectacularly, and the Entire Drone Industry Paid the Price

I’ve spent months documenting DJI’s network of suspected shell companies, from Skyany to Spatial Hover to Jovistar. What started as investigative journalism became a front-row seat to watching a company outsmart itself into oblivion. Now that the dust has settled on the December 23 FCC ban, one uncomfortable truth has become impossible to ignore: DJI…

Haye KestelooJan 9

Skydio

FCC Chairman Reveals New Drone Exemptions at CES 2026, Outlines Path to “American Drone Dominance”

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr revealed three new drone exemption pathways at CES 2026, including Blue UAS list approval, 65% domestic content threshold, and a case-by-case petition process. Here's what commercial operators need to know about avoiding Covered List restrictions.

Haye KestelooJan 9

FAA

Super Bowl LX: FAA Grounds Drones Hard

Super Bowl Sunday is famous for wings, commercials, and at least one friend explaining formations like they invented football. Super Bowl LX, happening February 8, 2026 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, adds one more tradition to the list: aggressively restricted airspace. The FAA has released its official flight advisory at the request of the…

Rafael SuárezJan 8

Overhead black-and-white view of a DJI Phantom quadcopter surrounded by folding DJI Mavic drones and other multirotors arranged on a white surface

NASA

Leaptic Cube Brings 8K Madness to a Thumb-Sized Camera

t the center of the LEAPTIC Cube is a bold decision that immediately separates it from most tiny action cameras. Dreame went with a 1 over 1.3 inch

Rafael SuárezJan 8

Department of Defense

YouTuber Jeven Dovey Warns Content Creators: FCC Drone Ban Is Worse Than You Think

I’ve been watching content creators slowly wake up to the reality of the FCC’s December 23 drone ban, and adventure filmmaker Jeven Dovey just delivered one of the clearest explanations I’ve seen for the YouTube community. His message is straightforward but sobering: this ruling goes far beyond DJI, and the content creator community needs to…

Haye KestelooJan 6

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