Drone News: Spray Drones vs. FCC, DJI & Autel Records, Phantom 4 Support, MA Targets Drone Delivery
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, have four stories for you this week: the spray drone industry asks the FCC for a carve-out, the FCC adds Pentagon letters to the DJI and Autel records, DJI ends service for the Phantom 4 Pro V2.0, and a Massachusetts town votes to ban Amazon drone pads. Let's get to it.
First up, U.S. sales of new agricultural spray drones fell 59 percent between 2024 and 2025. The American Spray Drone Coalition says about 3,711 units sold in 2025, down from roughly 8,950 in 2024. The group blames the Customs and Border Protection's hold on DJI shipments that began in…
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