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Industry & Contracts
FCC Moves to Cut Off Every Mainland-China Test Lab by Dec. 1, 2028, and the Drone Supply Chain Will Feel It
The FCC votes Oct. 29 on rules that would end recognition of every test lab outside the US and 'reciprocal economies' on Dec. 1, 2028. China-based labs tested more than 82% of 2025 applications, so any drone or radio maker certifying through Shenzhen has two years to move.
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Industry & Contracts
Zing Drone Solutions Tests Korean Radio Modules While the FCC's Covered List Treats Allied Parts Like Any Other Foreign Component
Oregon Remote ID maker Zing Drone Solutions is evaluating Wi-Fi/BLE modules from Seoul's NUCODE under a new MOU, but the FCC's foreign-component rule has no ally carve-out, and nobody has said whether a general-purpose radio counts as a drone critical component.
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Industry & Contracts
Beam Global Signs LOI to Acquire European Drone Firm, Eyes Vertical Integration
Beam Global has signed a non-binding LOI to acquire a European drone maker whose product already holds a Department of War Conditional Approval, betting its decade of military battery work can turn the deal into domestic drone manufacturing.
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Industry & Contracts
Hungary's ABZ Innovation Expands Drone Output as Its FCC 'Covered List' Exemption Hinges on a US Factory
ABZ Innovation tripled its Hungarian drone factory capacity toward 3,500 units a year, but the real story is regulatory: its FCC Covered List exemption now legally depends on the company actually building drones in the United States.
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Industry & Contracts
Sam Altman-Backed Brinc Raises $125M to Put a 911 Response Drone on 80,000 Police and Fire Roofs
Motorola Solutions led a $125M round for public-safety drone maker Brinc on July 14, 2026, nearly doubling its valuation as a December 2025 FCC ruling froze DJI out of the U.S. market it's racing to capture.
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Industry & Contracts
DJI Dominates the Drone Market — And Washington Wants It Out
DJI controls over 70% of the global commercial drone market and 90% of consumer sales, yet faces an effective US ban after a cascade of legislative and regulatory actions. Six independent audits have found no evidence of covert data exfiltration — but the structural debate is far from resolved.
