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
FAA's Critical-Infrastructure Drone-Restriction Rule Closes Its Public Comment Window
The FAA's first formal process letting critical-infrastructure operators petition for drone flight restrictions closed for public comment this week, setting up two new tiers of no-fly zones covering 16 sectors from energy to defense plants.
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Taiwan Stands Up Littoral Combat Command, Fusing Missiles, Radar and Drones Into One Force
Taiwan has merged its anti-ship missile units with radar and drone reconnaissance forces into a single Littoral Combat Command meant to operationalize its "Hellscape" strategy — but lawmakers cut funding for the very drones the unit needs.
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UK Unveils Record £5 Billion Drone Overhaul for Army, Navy, and RAF
The Starmer government's Defence Investment Plan commits more than £5 billion ($6.6B) over four years to drones and autonomous systems, the largest such push in UK military history.
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Idaho Becomes First State to Ban Drone Flights Over Prison Airspace
Idaho's House Bill 522 takes effect July 1, 2026, making it a misdemeanor to fly a drone up to 400 feet over any state correctional facility and empowering officials to detect, track, and disable offending aircraft.
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Policy & Regulation
Nearly 1 Million Comments Force FAA to Push Back Its Critical-Infrastructure Drone Rule Deadline
Swamped with nearly 900,000 public comments, the FAA has extended the deadline on its Section 2209 critical-infrastructure drone rule from July 6 to August 5, 2026.
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Policy & Regulation
The FAA Remote ID Rule for Drones, Explained
A plain-English guide to 14 CFR Part 89, the FAA's Remote ID rule: what it requires, the three compliance paths, key deadlines, and how it differs from a manned-aircraft transponder.
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Policy & Regulation
US Envoy Tells Taiwan to Become a 'Hornet's Nest' of Drones — as Rival $6.6B and $7.5B Budgets Collide in Parliament
America's top envoy in Taipei says drones are Taiwan's best deterrent as lawmakers weigh two competing multibillion-dollar drone budgets and a $14B US arms sale sits delayed.
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Policy & Regulation
Ukraine Opens a 'Transparent' Weapons Export Pipeline — Letting 27 Drone Deal Partners Buy Directly From Its Manufacturers
Ukraine's Cabinet approved its first formal weapons-export mechanism on July 1, letting 27 Drone Deal partner nations buy directly from Ukrainian drone makers, with Kyiv retaining veto power and a 20% cut on re-exports.
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Policy & Regulation
The SAFER SKIES Rule Goes Live: Cops Can Now Legally Down Drones — If They Pass the FBI Schoolhouse First
A DOJ/DHS interim final rule effective July 1 lets state, local, tribal, territorial and correctional agencies detect, track and shoot down drones — but only after FBI certification, which is also the gate to a $500M grant pool.
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Policy & Regulation
Drones as Plumbing: The House's FY27 NDAA Bets on Doctrine, Ranges, and a Common OS
The House's FY27 NDAA (H.R. 8800) pivots from buying more drones to building the scaffolding to run them — a common sUAS operating system, dedicated training corridors, formal autonomy doctrine, and new rules for AI that influences the use of force.
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Policy & Regulation
Hegseth Names a Pentagon 'Drone Czar': New DRPM-UxS to Absorb Almost Every Unmanned Program
A June 29 Hegseth memo creates a Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Unmanned Systems reporting to Deputy Secretary Feinberg, pulling tens of billions in Group 1-3 drones, ground robots and surface vessels under one office — with the Navy's MUSV the notable carve-out.
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Policy & Regulation
Fourth Strike in Four Days: A Drone Hits a JetBlue Jet Over JFK as U.S. Airports Still Have No Legal Way to Stop It
A drone struck JetBlue Flight 948 above the cockpit at ~3,000 feet on approach to JFK on June 29 — the fourth NYC-area drone incident in four days — exposing that civil airports and local police still have no legal authority to detect or interdict drones in real time.
