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Commercial & Delivery
DJI Wins Partial Reversal of Pentagon 'Chinese Military Company' Designation
A federal appeals court ruled the Pentagon's core rationale for blacklisting DJI rests on evidence so redacted no public justification exists, sending the case back for classified review — but DJI stays on the list for now.
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Commercial & Delivery
The 1,000-Pound Crop Duster: US Heavy-Lift Ag Drones Scale Up Just as the FAA Starts Auditing Part 137 Exemption Holders
Powerus is pushing 100-1,000 lb US-built spray drones into agriculture through Kaizen Aerospace and a $60M New Zealand distribution deal — in the same week the FAA disclosed it is running operational validations on noncompliant Part 137 exemption holders and closing petitions that ignore its Requests for Information.
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Commercial & Delivery
Drone Industry's Next Bottleneck Isn't Airframes — It's Battery Cells, and China Owns Them
A July 7 industry op-ed warns China controls 75-85% of global lithium-ion cell capacity and 99% of spherical graphite anode material, just as FY2024 and FY2026 NDAA bans on six Chinese battery makers begin phasing in against Pentagon drone purchases.
