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Amazon Drone Delivery Tallahassee: Mid-November Launch
Amazon Prime Air aims to start MK30 drone delivery in Tallahassee by mid-November, with up to 21 drones and a 7.5-mile range. Here…
Portland Drone Hub Moratorium: 11-0 Vote Targets Amazon
Portland's council voted 11-0 on Oct. 14, 2026 to start a possible moratorium on drone delivery hubs. Here is what it changes for…
FCC Files Sealed Pentagon DJI Letters in Ban Fight
The FCC filed eight Pentagon letters on DJI under seal and says its ban did not rely on them. Here is what Section 1709 means and…
FAA Order 7200.23E: Tower Drones Fly Above LAANC Grids
FAA Order 7200.23E lets Part 107 pilots inspect towers above LAANC grid altitudes without a tower call. Here are the new limits an…
FAA Part 107 Test Adds Chart Questions Oct. 26 (2026)
The FAA Part 107 knowledge test adds image-based chart questions on October 26, 2026, and they are not in the supplement. Here is…
Dronus K500L Drone Gets FCC Ban Exemption (Oct 2026)
The FCC granted the Italian Dronus K500L drone a Covered List exemption on Oct. 2, 2026. Here's what the Conditional Approval requ…
Amazon Drone Hub: 3 Massachusetts Lawmakers Demand Pause
3 Massachusetts lawmakers asked Amazon to pause its Westborough drone hub on Sept. 29, 2026, a day after the state sued the FAA ov…
15 States Sue FAA Over Drone Delivery Rules (2026)
15 states and a Texas county sued the FAA on Sept. 28, 2026, saying its drone delivery environmental review overlooked noise, safe…
FCC's $5B Drone Investment Claim Overstates the Numbers
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr says $5B is flowing into US drone plants from the DJI/Autel ban — but records show much of it is pledges…
FCC Rule Bars DJI, Autel Chips From New Drones Oct. 13
The FCC rule taking effect Oct. 13, 2026 blocks new US drone certifications containing any DJI or Autel logic-bearing chip, even i…
Cartel Drones Now Copy Ukraine War Tactics, US Warns
A US assessment warns Latin American cartels are hiring Ukraine war veterans to master jamming-resistant drone tactics, heavier pa…
FCC Bans DJI, Autel Chips in New US Drones by Oct. 13
The FCC's new rule bars DJI and Autel logic-bearing chips from new US-built drones after October 13, 2026 — what parts are covered…
DJI SDR Transmission 2 Launches Worldwide, Not in the US
DJI's SDR Transmission 2 launched globally Sept. 17 with 4K/60fps HDR video and a 2.5-mile range, but the FCC Covered List still k…
FCC Drone Rule Is Official: Amazon Must Show FCC IDs
The FCC equipment rule hit the Federal Register Sept. 11 and takes effect Oct. 13. Drones escape the component ban, but online sto…
Beijing Bans All Drone Ownership Starting Nov. 15, 2026
Beijing will outlaw all drone possession from November 15, 2026, forcing owners to sell, scrap, or ship devices out of the city. H…
FCC Drone Ban Comments Close: 98.6% Say No (2026)
The FCC comment window on its drone import ban has closed: 3,770 of 3,824 filings opposed the rule, 98.6%, per a Pilot Institute r…
US Drone Tariffs Take Effect: DJI, Autel Prices Rise
US tariffs of up to 100% on imported drones took effect September 3, 2026. Here's who pays more, when prices actually rise, and wh…
FAA Exemption Lets Draganfly Fly Drones Over 55 Lbs
The FAA granted Draganfly a Section 44807 exemption on Sept. 1, 2026, clearing its Heavy Lift drone to fly above the 55-lb Part 10…
FCC Denies Extension: Drone Ban Comments Due Sept. 2
The FCC denied requests to delay its Sept. 2 deadline for comments on a ban covering thermal, LiDAR, and swarm-capable drones alre…
Quantum Systems Used CIA Money to Crack the US Market
Reuters reports that In-Q-Tel, the CIA's venture arm, helped $8B German drone maker Quantum Systems win FBI work and break into th…
FAA Doubles BEYOND Drone Testing Program: 8 New Sites (2026)
The FAA is doubling its BEYOND drone testing program, adding up to 8 new state, local, and tribal sites for BVLOS flights as Part…
US Air Force Buys DJI Drones to Train Nuclear Guards
The US Air Force is buying DJI drones to train security teams defending Minuteman III nuclear missiles at F.E. Warren AFB. Here's…
FCC Orders 67 Drone Certification Labs to Tighten Screening
The FCC told all 67 accredited labs to tighten drone certification screening after one erroneously cleared a banned Chinese flying…
HoverAir Versa Banned in the US: FCC Pulls Approval
The FCC pulled HoverAir Versa's equipment approval days after its Indiegogo launch, halting US sales of the flying Flight Kit unde…