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Drone News Update
Weekly episodes discussing the latest drone news in the United States. Whether you're a hobbyist or a Part 107 Remote Pilot, staying up to date is important, especially in such a fast-changing industry.
Episodes
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Drone News: FCC Ban on Drones, FL Senator Challenges Appeals, MA Ban on Drone Delivery
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, have 3 stories for you this week: the FCC is still thinking about a ban on thermal and spray drones, Florida Senator…
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Drone News: Zipline Drone Delivery, Alibaba Wins Pentagon Case, MI Funds Organ Flights
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, have three stories for you this week: Zipline rolls out software to make delivery drones quieter, a federal judge hands…
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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…
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Drone News: FCC To Vote on Chinese Test Labs, LAANC Meets DroneSense, DJI Dock 4 & Matrice 5TD
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, we have three stories for you this week: the FCC moves to shut out Chinese test labs, Versaterm brings LAANC into…
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Drone News: DJI Neo 3 Leaks, Drone Show Record, $12M To Drone Test Sites, FBI Counter-Drone School
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, have four stories for you this week: DJI Neo 3 video leaks, Sky Elements sets Guinness record, the FAA hands out 12…
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Drone News: DSPA & Blue UAS Report, States Sue FAA, DJI Drone Leak, Skydio's New Drone & Dock
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, have four stories for you this week: DSPA asks Congress to look at Blue UAS Report, Fifteen states sue the FAA over…
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Drone News: FCC Looks To Ban DJI and Autel Chips, Delivery Drones Overwhelm TX, SkyeBrowse Pricing
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, have 3 stories for you this week: SkyeBrowse rolls out new pricing tiers, The FCC moves to block DJI and Autel chips…
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Drone News: Police Drone Crash, DJI Neo 3 Leaks, Wingcopter Recon Drone, Drone Saves Climber
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, we have 4 stories for you this week: a Boston police drone crashes, DJI Neo 3 leaks, Wingcopter unveils a new recon…
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Drone News: Zipline Drone Mishap, Part 108 Progress Update, FCC Got Over 3,800 Comments
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, we have four stories for you this week: Zipline Drone Mishap, Part 108 Progress Update, and the FCC got over 3800…
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Drone News: Mavic 4 Pro Gets Shot, GoPro Sells 90% Ownership, UAS Sentry's New RID Detection Unit
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, we have three stories for you this week: a DJI Mavic 4 Pro gets shot out of the sky in Alabama, GoPro sells 90%…
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Drone News: WA State Drone Fees, DJI Still Dominates, FCC Tightens Certification, SiFly Raises $20M
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, have 4 stories for you this week: Washington state jacks up commercial drone fees, an industry survey shows DJI still…
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Drone News: DJI Gets a Big Win, New Drone Tariffs, Chinese Drone Maker Gets FCC Clearance
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, have three stories for you: DJI gets a big win, new drone tariffs, and a Chinese drone maker somehow gets FCC…
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Drone News: DARPA's Lift Challenge, Drone Defibrillator Saves Man, FCC Weighs Banning DJI Drones
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, have three stories for you this week: DARPA hands out half prizes as a conventional helicopter wins the Lift Challenge…
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Drone News: World Cup Drone Seizures, Drones Ground Wildfire Aircraft, FAA $9M Grant, DoorDash Air
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, have four stories for you this week: the FIFA World Cup drone crackdown wraps up with more than 700 seizures, wildfire…
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Drone News: FCC Drone Exemptions, Axon Vision x Parazero, Avalanche Triggering Drones
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, have three stories for you this week: two more drones just got exemptions from the FCC's foreign drone ban, Axon Vision…
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Drone News: Drone Pilot Faces Charges, Possible Ban on Drone Imports, NPPA Pushes Back on 2209
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, have 3 stories for you this week: a Colorado drone pilot facing federal charges after grounding wildfire aircraft, a…
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Drone News: FCC Proposes Fines, SFPD Feed Exposed, BRINC Raises $125M, Drones Fly Defibrillators
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, we have four stories for you this week: the FCC fines eight alleged DJI front companies for stonewalling investigators…
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Drone News: FBI Seizes Over 600 Drones, DJI M400 Parachute, $100,000 Prize for Mach 1 RC Airplane
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, have three stories for you this week: the FBI seizes over 600 drones at World Cup venues, DJI releases M400 Parachute…
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Drone News: Warning on Armed Police Drones, Reported Drone Strike Over JFK, Part 107 TFR Violations
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have four stories for you this week. First, the EFF warns about armed police drones, a JetBlue pilot reports a drone…
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Drone News: Skydio's No-Weapons Pledge, Avata 2 Disarms Suspect, FBI Seizes Over 300 Drones
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have three stories for you this week, Skydio's CEO walks back their no-weapons pledge, a Sacramento Sheriff uses a…
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Drone News: Chinese Toy Drones, Walmart x Wing Drone Delivery, Man Fires BB Gun at DFR Drone
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have three stories for you this week: the FCC opens the door for Chinese toy drones but with a massive catch…
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Drone News: World Cup NOTAMs, Helicopter Dodges Unauthorized Drone, AirData x LeoSight
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have three stories for you this week. First, the FAA adds a new DHS authorization path for World Cup NOTAMs, a…
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Drone News: 2026 World Cup TFRs, BVLOS Waiver Times, Flock Safety, Walmart Drone Delivery
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, We have four stories for you this week: the FAA publishes TFRs for the 2026 World Cup, North Dakota cuts BVLOS waiver…
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Drone News: DJI Cybersecurity Audit, FPV Drone hits 730 km/h, SkyeBrowse Major Update
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, we have three stories for you this week; DJI audited by US-Based Cybersecurity firm OnDefend, a custom FPV drone hits…
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Drone News: Autel Fights Back Against FCC, MI House Passes Two Drone Bills, Thermal Drone Saves Life
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have three stories for you this week; Autel fights back against the FCC's Covered List, the Michigan House passes…
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Drone News: FCC Extends Firmware Waiver, FIFA World Cup No-Fly Zones, Remote ID Network for NASA
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have three stories for you this week. First, the FCC extends the firmware waiver for foreign drones, the FAA…
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Drone News: Section 2209, Public Comments, Drone Incursions, ACSL x Draganfly, 7 yrs of News Update
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have five stories for you this week; the FAA dropped Section 2209 NPRM, the public comment window is closing on…
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Drone News: DJI's Products in Limbo, Autonomous Airplane Flights, Drone Show Makes History
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, We have three stories for you this week: DJI reveals that 25 unreleased products are stuck in regulatory limbo…
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Drone News: FAA DETER Program, DJI Lito Leaks, Two New DJI Drones, SiFly x ADS-B Exchange
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, we have four stories for you this week: The FAA launches the DETER program, pricing and specs leak for the new DJI Lito…
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Drone News: ICE Notam Updated, Pentagon Vs. DJI, FAA Clears Anti-Drone Lasers, New DJI Drone!
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, we have three stories for you this week, the Pentagon cites classified intelligence to oppose DJI's FCC petition, the…
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Drone News: No Replacement for DJI, FCC Opens Public Comments, & Oregon Wants New Test Sites
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have three stories for you this week, a major confirms nobody is replacing DJI in the consumer market, the FCC opens…
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Drone News: ACLU Releases Major Report, Houses Passes ACERO Act, & a Questionable Bill in SC
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, we have three stories for you: the ACLU releases a major report on drone surveillance and airspace restrictions, the…
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Drone News: Avata 360 is Out, DJI Sues Insta360, BRINC Launches New Drone, Micro-Drones in Fukushima
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have four stories for you this week. The Avata 360 is out, Second, DJI sues Insta360 just days before a major…
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Drone News: FAA Escalates Enforcement, TFR Federal Challenge, Forest Service Updates Filming Rules
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have three stories for you this week: the FAA escalates enforcement on the controversial DHS TFR, that same TFR gets…
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Drone News: Avata 360 Launch Date & Resolution, SkyeBrowse Update, & Stolen Military Drones
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have three stories for you this week. First, DJI officially confirms the Avata 360 launch date and 8K resolution…
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Drone News: Cost of Ban Exposed, DJI in US, Export Rules, Drone Deer Scouting, 900ft Drone Rescue
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have five stories for you this week. First, Oregon exposes the real cost of the DJI ban. Second, the FAA reveals DJI…
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Drone News: DJI Takes FCC To Court, Apple TV Drone Show, and BRINC Teases a New Drone
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, We have three stories for you this week: DJI takes the FCC to court, Apple TV sets a massive new drone light show…
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Drone News: TFR Over El Paso, DJI VP of Sales Detained, KCP C-UAS Authority, Pilot Faces Charges
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have four stories for you this week: the FAA abruptly shut down all airspace around El Paso, Texas, DJI's former…
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Drone News: FAA Issues Fines, New Knighthawk 2.0, GAO Reports Safety Gaps, Amazon Drone Crash
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have four stories for you this week: the FAA has issued several large fines to pilots, Paladin Drones launches a new…
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Drone News: NOTAM No-Fly Zones, FAA Reopens Comments, SkyeBrowse's New AI Feature, Drone Saves Woman
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have four stories for you this week: FAA NOTAM creates invisible no-fly zones, the FAA has reopened the comment…
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Drone News: Two New UAS Test Sites, Weather Forecasting Drones, Aerial Crop Intelligence
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have three stories for you this week the FAA is adding two new UAS test sites, NOAA is officially using drones for…
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Drone News: Foreign Drone Ban Updates, DHS Creates Counter Drone Office, Super Bowl LX No-Fly Zone
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have three stories for you this week, Updates to the Foreign Drone Ban, the Department of Homeland Security is…
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Drone News: DJI Avata 360 Price leak, New World Record, Drones for Good Stories
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have three stories for you this week; leaked pricing for the upcoming DJI Avata 360, the world record for the…
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Drone News: Drone Finds Missing Man, XPrize Competition, Unofficial World Record, FAA Waiver Process
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have four stories for you this week: a DJI drone finds a missing man in Kentucky after 29 hours, the XPrize…
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Drone News: FCC Adds Foreign Drones to The Covered List & DJI Mini 5 Pro Propeller Guard Leaks
In a twist of events, the FAA added not only DJI and Autel to the FCC-covered list, but also every drone produced in a foreign country, sending shockwaves…
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Drone News: New C-UAS Authority, SkyeBrowse Update, Drone Delivers Life Jacket, Pilot Pleads Guilty
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have four stories for you this week. First, the 2026 NDAA is set to give local police new counter-drone authority…
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Drone News: FCC Approval For Avata 360, NASA Drone Testing, Texas Clarifies Drone Law
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have three stories for you this week, DJI gets FCC approval for a new Avata 360, NASA is testing new drone…
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Drone News: DJI Ends Support, Matrice 30 Rescue, Shots Fired at Police Drone, Super Fast FPV Drone!
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have four stories for you this week. DJI is ending support for some of its Matrice drones and payloads, an DJI…
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Drone News: Senators Against Ban, UAS Nexus Syndicate, IFT & Ascend's Partnership, M30T Shot Down
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have four stories for you this week: some GOP senators are pushing back against a potential DJI ban, UAS Nexus is…
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Drone News: Police Drone Injures Child, Drone Rescues Man in WI, Drone Proposal Lights Up Dallas
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have three stories for you this week: A UK police drone crash injures a child, a drone helps rescue a missing…
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Drone News: Neo 2 Plus Avata 360 Leak, Police Drone Program Grounded, & New U.S. Spray Drone
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Drone News: New Zenmuse L3 LiDAR, Drone Maker in Lawsuit, New Autel Releases, & Drone Crash Wildfire
Watch Post Flight on Community 👉 https://bit.ly/pilot-institute-communityWelcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have four stories for you this week: DJI…
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Drone News: FCC Gets Authority to Ban Drones, DJI Drone & Payload Leak, $300K Fine from Drone
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have three stories for you this week: the FCC vote, DJI drone and payload leaks, and a California homeowner is…
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Drone News: Emergency Proposed Ban on DJI and Autel Drones, New Payload Can Physically Restrain Suspects From Air, and Alleged Drone Smuggling Into Prison
Post Flight on Community:https://bit.ly/pilot-institute-communityWelcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have three stories for you this week: a Florida…
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Drone News: FCC To Vote on New Rules, DJI Appeals Court Ruling, OPD Rescues Kayakers with Drone
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have three stories for you this week: the FCC is set to vote on new rules that could impact covered list entities…
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Drone News: Amazon Drone Crash, Aerodome Drone Launch, New 247MP Camera!
Welcome to your weekly UAS News update, we have 3 stories for you: Amazon resumes operations after two drones crash into a crane, Flock Safety launches…
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Drone News: DJI Loses Lawsuit, Freefly's Ember FPV, DJI Unveils Mavic 3TA, Ohio Pushes Drone Bill
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have three stories for you this week; DJI loses lawsuit against the Pentagon, DJI unveils new Mavic 3 Thermal…
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Drone News: Part 108 NPRM Updates, Skydio's New Drones, $130M for Auterion, Drone Collision Update
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have four stories for you this week: Part 108 NPRM updates, Skydio unveils two new drones for specialized…
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Drone News: DJI Announces Mini 5 Pro, CA Drone Pilot Sentenced, SAR Drone Shot During Flight
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have three stories for you this week. DJI has announced the new Mini 5 Pro, a drone pilot has been sentenced for…
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Drone News: Mini 5 Pro leaks, DOC Drone Regulations on Trade and Importation, 30-mile Drone Delivery
https://hub.pilotinstitute.com/pilot-institute-mug Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have three stories for you this week. DJI Mini 5 Pro leaks and a…