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.
Colombia Turns To Drones To Fight Cocaine Boom
Amazon Drone Deals: DJI Mini 5 Pro Fly More Combo with DJI RC2 now for $1,099! Colombia is reopening a chapter it thought it had closed a decade ago, but this time the crop dusters have rotors instead of wings.…
FCC Adds Foreign-Made Drones and Components to Covered List: What It Means for Operators and…
New FCC action blocks future equipment authorizations for foreign-made drones and critical components, while previously authorized aircraft remain legal to operate. Key Facts: What Changed and Why On December 22, 2025, the Federal…
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…
China Formalizes Drone Airworthiness Rules Under Revised Civil Aviation Law
New statutory framework signals policy maturity and closer alignment with global certification standards China has revised its Civil Aviation Law to formally include drones within the national aviation safety framework, introducing new…
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…
Senators Press Federal Contractors on DJI Drone Use, Expanding Scrutiny Beyond Government Agencies
U.S. lawmakers are expanding their efforts to limit the use of Chinese-manufactured drones, shifting focus from federal agencies and spectrum access to the contractors that build and maintain some of the nation’s most sensitive…
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.…