Policy & Regulation
Drone policy and regulation news from UASFeed — FAA rulemaking, BVLOS, Part 108, the DJI debate, export controls, and the rules shaping the uncrewed sky.
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Policy & Regulation
Taiwan's Legislature Finally Passes Its Drone Budget — NT$63.4 Billion, After a Record 266-Day Delay
After a record 266-day standoff, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan approved the full NT$63.4 billion drone industry package on August 13-14, reversing an earlier KMT push to slash the funding by 70%.
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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.
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Policy & Regulation
Wing's Bid to Fly Groceries Over Atlanta Clears a Key FAA Hurdle as Comment Window Closes
The FAA's 30-day comment period on Wing Aviation's Draft Environmental Assessment for expanded Atlanta-metro drone delivery closed August 1, 2026, moving the company a step closer to scaling beyond its six-store Walmart-anchored footprint.
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Policy & Regulation
FCC Extends Its Foreign-Drone 'Covered List' Playbook to Robots — A Preview for the UAS Market
The FCC added Chinese-made humanoid and quadruped robots to its national-security Covered List on July 28, using the same authorization-blocking mechanism it built for foreign drones — a signal for where UAS rules go next.
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Policy & Regulation
Global Regulators Converge on Drone Operator Fatigue as BVLOS Oversight Enters a New Phase
A DroneLife survey of FAA, EASA, UK CAA, CASA, MLIT and ICAO rules on operator fatigue lands the same week as an ICAO counter-UAS push and a Commercial UAV Expo keynote comparing FAA-EASA BVLOS approaches.
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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.
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Policy & Regulation
FCC Cracks Its Own Drone Ban Open Again: Two More Foreign UAS Win Conditional Approval to Keep Selling in the U.S.
The FCC has granted Conditional Approvals to two more foreign-produced drones — Exedy Globalparts' Ayre CX and Parallel Flight Technologies' Firefly — letting them sidestep the Covered List ban if they follow onshoring plans and keep passing government vetting.
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Policy & Regulation
Britain Bets on Tekever's AR5 to Bury Watchkeeper in £400M CORVUS Drone Deal
The UK MoD has picked Tekever's combat-proven AR5 to replace the British Army's troubled Watchkeeper fleet under CORVUS, a programme worth up to £400M over ten years, with an initial six aircraft built at a new Swindon line.
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Policy & Regulation
Commerce Just Deleted the UAE From the Missile Technology Country Group — and Opened a Drone Export Lane
A BIS final rule effective 10 July 2026 pulls the UAE out of Country Groups D:3 and D:4 and adds it to A:5 — unlocking License Exceptions STA, TMP, GOV, TSU, AVS and APR for missile-technology-controlled items, with UAVs used as the rule's own worked example.
