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
US Clears $80.1M Sale of AeroVironment Switchblade 300 Loitering Munitions to Greece
The State Department has approved and DSCA notified a possible $80.1M Foreign Military Sale of 350 Switchblade 300 Block 20 loitering munitions and 35 fire-control systems to Greece, bound for the Hellenic Special Warfare Command's Evros and Aegean frontier.
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Policy & Regulation
The BVLOS Rule Is at the White House — and Nobody Agrees on Which Rule It Is
The FAA's Part 108 BVLOS rule reached OIRA on July 10, 2026, and trade press called it a proposed rule moving forward. The live review record says otherwise: Stage — Final Rule. The difference is roughly a year of your operating plans.
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EU and Ukraine Sign 'Drone Deal,' Release €1 Billion to Scale Up Joint Drone Production
Von der Leyen and Zelenskyy signed the first EU-wide Drone Deal in Kyiv on July 15, unlocking €1 billion in fresh funding and 19 founding companies to fuse Ukrainian battlefield know-how with European industrial capacity.
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The FCC Is About to Make DJI Impossible to Buy on Amazon — and Every Wireless Gadget Harder to Fake
The FCC votes July 22, 2026 on a Third Report and Order requiring marketplaces like Amazon to show FCC IDs at checkout and closing a "logic-bearing hardware" loophole that let Covered List components, including DJI's, back into U.S. commerce.
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Policy & Regulation
Can You Legally Shoot Down a Drone Over Your Property? What the Case Law Actually Says
The Kentucky 'drone slayer' case never settled the law, and two 2024 Florida prosecutions show real consequences. Here's what the case law and stalled state bills actually say about shooting down a drone.
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Policy & Regulation
DHS and DOJ Issue Interim Final Rule Letting State and Local Police Detect, Track and Take Down Drones
A new joint DHS/DOJ interim final rule, effective July 1, 2026, hands state, local, Tribal and territorial police and correctional agencies detection and — for the first time — drone mitigation authority, with public comment open through September 4.
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Policy & Regulation
DHS, DOJ and FCC Finalize SAFER SKIES Act Rules Giving Local Police Counter-Drone Authority
A new Interim Final Rule, effective July 1 and published July 6, 2026, lets trained state, local, Tribal and territorial agencies detect, track, disable or seize drones — backed by FCC spectrum actions and a mandatory FBI training course at Redstone Arsenal.
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Policy & Regulation
Eight Men Indicted in Foiled Plot to Fly Explosive Drones Into White House UFC Event
A federal grand jury in Ohio indicted eight men on terrorism and murder-conspiracy charges over an alleged plot to fly explosive-laden drones into the White House UFC Freedom 250 event and shoot fleeing spectators.
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Sudan's Drone War Enters Deadlier Phase as ACLED Records Record Strike Intensity Around El Obeid
ACLED logged 27 drone-strike events in June 2026 — the highest monthly total of Sudan's civil war — as RSF drones hit El Obeid's markets, schools, water systems and power grid, part of a toll the UN says has now killed over 1,000 civilians nationwide.
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Sudan's El Obeid Under 'Relentless' Drone Bombardment as UN Warns of a Second El Fasher
UN rights officials say 15 drone strikes killed at least 45 civilians in El Obeid over three weeks in June, prompting a 'red alert' comparison to the 2024 El Fasher massacre and an AU appeal to halt the bombardment.
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Policy & Regulation
Four NATO Allies Order Up to Five Triton Drones as Alliance Builds a 'Made in NATO' Maritime ISR Fleet
Denmark, Finland, Germany and Norway will jointly buy up to five MQ-4C Triton drones to expand NATO's owned maritime ISR fleet, with Rutte calling the deal 'genuinely made in NATO.'
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Policy & Regulation
Florida's Vertiport Funding Law Takes Effect, Fueling State's Advanced Air Mobility Push
Florida's HB 1093 took effect July 1, 2026, letting FDOT fund up to 100% of vertiport projects and granting eVTOL tax breaks as the state races to become a leading U.S. test bed for air taxis.
