News
The News category delivers timely updates on drone technology, legislation, and industry developments affecting the US, EU, and Australian markets. Coverage includes regulatory changes, technological advances, and key events shaping the global drone ecosystem.
FCC Adds All Foreign Drones To Covered List, Plus DJI Mini 5 Pro Propeller Guard Leak
Photo credit: Pilot Institute Amazon Drone Deals: DJI Mini 5 Pro Fly More Combo with DJI RC2 now for $1,099! Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. I only have two stories for you this week, although one is kind of a…
Drone Delivers Phone And Blanket In Phoenix Mountain Rescue
Photo credit: Phoenix Fire Department Amazon Drone Deals: DJI Mini 5 Pro Fly More Combo with DJI RC2 now for $1,099! When a hiker found himself injured and stuck overnight on Camelback Mountain near Phoenix, help arrived…
Drone Finds Missing Man After 29 Hours In Freezing Cold
Photo credit: Wave 3 Amazon Drone Deals: DJI Mini 5 Pro Fly More Combo with DJI RC2 now for $1,099! A routine afternoon walk in LaGrange, Kentucky turned into a 29 hour fight for survival, and a drone roughly the size of…
Drones Prove Deer Hunt Was Needed At Quabbin Park
Photo credit: DCR’s Division of Water Supply Protection Amazon Drone Deals: DJI Mini 5 Pro Fly More Combo with DJI RC2 now for $1,099! When Massachusetts officials told residents a deer hunt was necessary at Quabbin…
Drones Race To Beat Wildfires Before They Explode
Photo credit: Jayme Thornton Amazon Drone Deals: DJI Mini 5 Pro Fly More Combo with DJI RC2 now for $1,099! From a distance, the scene looked almost relaxed. A large black drone rested on grass. A small fire crackled on…
Ukraine Evaluates US Autonomous Drone Boats That Its Own Combat Success Inspired
HAVOCai Amazon Drone Deals: DJI Mini 5 Pro Fly More Combo with DJI RC2 now for $1,099! I’ve been tracking Ukraine’s transformation from drone importer to NATO’s leading drone warfare teacher for months.…
FPV Pilot Joshua Bardwell: FCC Component Ban May Not Be As Bad As It Sounds
Photo credit: Joshua Bardwell Amazon Drone Deals: DJI Mini 5 Pro Fly More Combo with DJI RC2 now for $1,099! While the drone world panics over the FCC’s sweeping ban on foreign drones and components, FPV expert…
FCC Bans All Foreign Drones: Here’s What They Aren’t Telling You
Photo credit: 51 Drones Amazon Drone Deals: DJI Mini 5 Pro Fly More Combo with DJI RC2 now for $1,099! The day we’ve all been dreading is finally here, but it came with a pretty big unexpected surprise that I…
FCC Says DJI Can Keep Importing Air 3S, But Will Customs Let Them Through?
Amazon Drone Deals: DJI Mini 5 Pro Fly More Combo with DJI RC2 now for $1,099! I’ve been going through the FCC’s official order and their accompanying Fact Sheet on foreign drones. The good…
DJI Responds To FCC Ban: ‘Not Grounded In Evidence’
Amazon Drone Deals: DJI Mini 5 Pro Fly More Combo with DJI RC2 now for $1,099! DJI has issued its first official response to the FCC’s decision to add foreign-made drones to the Covered List, calling the action…