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Counter-UAS
DHS Reopens Anduril's Bid for the Hardware Half of Its $1.5B Counter-Drone Contract
After GAO dismissed its protest, Anduril gets a second shot at the hardware track of DHS's $1.5B counter-UAS IDIQ — a move that could make it only the second vendor, with Leidos, to sit on both tracks of the five-year framework.
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Policy & Regulation
California's 400-Foot Drone Ban Near Concerts Heads to the Governor's Desk
California lawmakers gave final, unanimous approval to a bill banning unauthorized drone flights within 400 feet of large outdoor concerts and amusement parks, setting up a likely fight over whether states can regulate airspace the FAA hasn't touched.
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Counter-UAS
FBI Reopens Data-Collection Rule for Local Police Running Counter-Drone Operations Under SAFER SKIES
The FBI is asking OMB to approve a revised paperwork requirement for local police running counter-drone operations under the SAFER SKIES Act, with public comment open through November 2.
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Counter-UAS
Inside the Hunt for Suspected Chinese Drone Spies at White Sands and Other US Military Bases
A CNN investigation details how Army, FBI, DHS and Pentagon teams used electronic warfare to force down a drone that probed White Sands Missile Range for five days, leading to the detention of Chinese nationals in a rented RV.
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Policy & Regulation
FCC Rejects Bids to Delay Comment Deadline on 'Military-Grade' Drone Import Ban
The FCC has denied three requests to extend the Sept. 2 comment deadline on a rule that could strip authorization from foreign drones with thermal cameras, LiDAR or docking stations — categories DJI says sweep up ordinary commercial models.
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Commercial & Delivery
DJI Is 97% of US Construction Drone Fleets a Year Into the FCC's Chinese-Drone Squeeze
A new ABC member survey finds 97.1% of construction firms that fly drones still fly DJI as their primary platform, with Skydio at zero, even as the FCC moves to ban imports of already-authorized "military-grade" UAS.
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Policy & Regulation
FCC Opens Formal Comment Period on Banning Foreign 'Military-Grade' Drones Under NDAA Covered List
The FCC formally opened a 30-day comment window on banning sale and import of foreign UAS and components tied to its Covered List, with a disclosed May 2026 probe into US-based Anzu and warnings from DJI that farm drones could get caught in the net.
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Counter-UAS
Marine Corps Funds Epirus HAVOC Microwave Weapon as Pentagon Vows 46-Site Counter-Drone Shield
The Marine Corps handed Epirus $11 million for its HAVOC high-power microwave system, and JIATF-401's director revealed the Pentagon is hardening 46 priority U.S. installations and nearing an FAA/DHS pact to fast-track counter-drone tech.
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Commercial & Delivery
USDA Flies Over 1,000 Drone Missions in Texas to Track New World Screwworm
Since June 3, 2026, USDA's APHIS has flown more than 1,000 drone surveillance missions over Texas ranchland, observing 20,000+ animals in a biosecurity response that has pulled in DHS border-surveillance drone assets and personnel.
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Counter-UAS
DHS Awards $1.5 Billion Counter-Drone IDIQ to 12 Firms Including Anduril, CACI, BAE
DHS split a five-year, up to $1.5 billion department-wide counter-UAS contract into two tracks, naming Anduril, BAE Systems, CACI, Leidos and eight other firms as awardees after fielding more than 100 competing proposals.
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Counter-UAS
Quantum Cyber Builds Its First Mini-Interceptor Drone at New Bridgeport, Connecticut Plant
Twelve days after closing on a $2.3 million Bridgeport, Connecticut plant, Quantum Cyber says it has already assembled its first mini-interceptor — a 220 km/h counter-UAS drone meant to hunt in swarms.
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Policy & Regulation
FCC Turns Wartime Drone Import Exemptions Into a Permanent Compliance Framework
The FCC quietly removed the 2026 sunset date on Conditional Approval exemptions from its Covered List, turning what was billed as a temporary bridge for foreign-made drones into an open-ended compliance regime.
