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Policy & Regulation
Tariffs and a Pending FCC Rule Hand Local Police a Drone Bill: Ocean County's $29,428 Kit Versus a Sheriffs' Ask for an Exemption
A 100% tariff on thermal drones and a pending FCC rule that spares federal buyers are landing on local police, who mostly fly DJI. One New Jersey sheriff's office puts its deputy kit at $29,427.99, and the National Sheriffs' Association wants the same exemption federal users get.
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Policy & Regulation
FCC's '$5 Billion' Drone Manufacturing Claim Mixes Pledges With Real Capital, Filing Shows
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr says the Covered List drone ban drove $5 billion into U.S. manufacturing, but the agency's own filing counts valuations and five-year pledges alongside cash actually raised.
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Policy & Regulation
The FCC's Component Rule Takes Effect Oct. 13: DJI or Autel Chips Inside a US-Built Drone Can Now Block Authorization
An FCC rule effective Oct. 13 bars authorization of devices containing logic-bearing components from Covered List firms like DJI and Autel, and makes online marketplaces show FCC IDs, but it rests on supplier names and applicant attestation.
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Policy & Regulation
FCC Clears DOT to Test Commercial Cell Networks on Drones and Small Aircraft Nationwide Through 2029
An FCC waiver lets DOT's MNAAP program measure commercial wireless coverage aloft using up to 2,000 GA pilots and 200 UAS at a time through Oct. 1, 2029, with results that could shape UAS spectrum rules.
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Policy & Regulation
FCC's 'Military-Grade' Drone Ban Draws 98.6% Opposition in Public Comments
A Pilot Institute analysis of the FCC's closed comment docket found 3,770 of 3,824 readable filings (98.6%) opposed its plan to ban foreign 'military-grade' drones, with 99.4% calling the proposed thermal/LiDAR/dock/spray/55-lb categories overbroad.
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Policy & Regulation
DJI's SDR Transmission 2 Launches Worldwide — But the FCC's Covered List Keeps It Out of the US
DJI's upgraded 4K60 video link launched globally September 1, but American cinematographers can't buy it: the FCC added DJI to its Covered List in December 2025, blocking authorization for any new DJI communications gear entering the US market.
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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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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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Policy & Regulation
White House Imposes 100% Tariffs on Security-Sensitive Drone Imports
Trump's new proclamation sets a 100% tariff on large or thermal-equipped drones, 25% on smaller models, and preferential rates for allies — and drone stocks like Unusual Machines jumped on the news.
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Policy & Regulation
FCC Strips Approvals From Alleged DJI Front Company Odyssey Robot
The FCC issued its first-ever national-security revocation of drone equipment authorizations on August 11, pulling Odyssey Robot's approvals after its claimed Texas assembler denied any connection to the company.
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Policy & Regulation
FCC's Expanded Drone 'Covered List' Threatens to Pull DJI Enterprise and Delivery Models From the Market
A pending FCC decision expected the first week of September could bar sale and import of DJI's LiDAR, thermal, agricultural and FlyCart delivery drones under a "military-grade" Covered List expansion DJI says is written far too broadly.
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Policy & Regulation
DJI Points Its Customers at the FCC: The Comment War Over Banning Already-Approved Drones Opens in Earnest
DJI is rallying its US customer base against FCC proposal DA 26-758, which would bar importing and marketing already-authorized drones in seven "military-grade" categories — from thermal imagers to docking stations — ahead of a September 2 comment deadline.
