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A Pilot Institute analysis of the FCC's closed comment docket found 3,770 of 3,824 readable filings (98.6%) opposed its plan to ban foreign 'military-grade' drones, with 99.4% calling the proposed thermal/LiDAR/dock/spray/55-lb categories overbroad.
Read the story →DJI's upgraded 4K60 video link launched globally September 1, but American cinematographers can't buy it: the FCC added DJI to its Covered List in December 2025, blocking authorization for any new DJI communications gear entering the US market.
A State of the Industry survey unveiled at Commercial UAV Expo found 43% of operators haven't started preparing for Part 108 and 62.8% still fly fleets that are mostly DJI or other foreign-made aircraft, with cost cited as the top barrier to switching.
DOT's 60-day notice reopens paperwork review for its $9M Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Program just as states report 467 grounded or restricted drones and compliance costs that could reach $2 billion.
The FCC has denied three requests to extend the Sept. 2 comment deadline on a rule that could strip authorization from foreign drones with thermal cameras, LiDAR or docking stations — categories DJI says sweep up ordinary commercial models.
A new ABC member survey finds 97.1% of construction firms that fly drones still fly DJI as their primary platform, with Skydio at zero, even as the FCC moves to ban imports of already-authorized "military-grade" UAS.
The FCC formally opened a 30-day comment window on banning sale and import of foreign UAS and components tied to its Covered List, with a disclosed May 2026 probe into US-based Anzu and warnings from DJI that farm drones could get caught in the net.
A federal appeals court ruled the Pentagon's core rationale for blacklisting DJI rests on evidence so redacted no public justification exists, sending the case back for classified review — but DJI stays on the list for now.
Trump's new proclamation sets a 100% tariff on large or thermal-equipped drones, 25% on smaller models, and preferential rates for allies — and drone stocks like Unusual Machines jumped on the news.
The FCC issued its first-ever national-security revocation of drone equipment authorizations on August 11, pulling Odyssey Robot's approvals after its claimed Texas assembler denied any connection to the company.
A pending FCC decision expected the first week of September could bar sale and import of DJI's LiDAR, thermal, agricultural and FlyCart delivery drones under a "military-grade" Covered List expansion DJI says is written far too broadly.
DJI is rallying its US customer base against FCC proposal DA 26-758, which would bar importing and marketing already-authorized drones in seven "military-grade" categories — from thermal imagers to docking stations — ahead of a September 2 comment deadline.
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