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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.
Read the story →The Australian Army says its drone fleet is "in the low thousands" across about 20 small types, and it does not keep an exact count by design. A DJI ban in place since about 2023 is pushing it toward Australian-built quadcopters.
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.
A DHS lab's Blue UAS comparative assessment found three of five approved drones could not hold position at Hudson Yards, with link losses 50 feet from launch. Skydio's X10D scored highest, and Chinese drone results were withheld.
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.
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.
A State of the Industry survey unveiled at Commercial UAV Expo found 43% of operators haven't started preparing for Part 108 and 62.8% still fly fleets that are mostly DJI or other foreign-made aircraft, with cost cited as the top barrier to switching.
DOT's 60-day notice reopens paperwork review for its $9M Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Program just as states report 467 grounded or restricted drones and compliance costs that could reach $2 billion.
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.
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.
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.
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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