After months and months of reports hemming and hawing about whether it would come to fruition or not, the final date for the potential “DJI drone” ban has come, and it is now official. No new DJI drones will be entering the United States as the FCC has officially added DJI (and other foreign-made drones) to its national security “covered list”.

DJI has quietly rolled out a new firmware update for the Mini 5 Pro, bringing a trio of improvements aimed at safety, stability and day-to-day usability for pilots of the popular sub-250 g drone. The new v01.00.0400 firmware, along with updates for compatible DJI remotes, is now available via DJI Fly and DJI Assistant 2.

The Federal Communications Commission has taken a major step toward limiting future access to non-U.S. drones, updating its Covered List to include foreign-made unmanned aircraft systems and UAS critical components following a national security determination by the Executive Branch.

Law enforcement agencies in the Coachella Valley are expressing some concern over a federal drone ban. The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) ban of Chinese-made DJI and Autel Robotics drones in the United States went into play last Tuesday.

Federal records show CBP is moving from testing small drones to making them standard surveillance tools, expanding a network that can follow activity in real time and extend well beyond the border.

AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. has announced the release of its eBee VISION next-generation software, which significantly enhances drone navigation by providing autonomous position updates even in GNSS-denied environments, where GPS signals are compromised or ...

On July 10th, 2025, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth published a memorandum called, "Unleashing U.S. Military Drone Dominance". In the memorandum, Secretary Hegseth called for three things including government support of domestic drone building through ...

Those “double spectacles” would soon be known as bifocals, a creative tweak to glass lenses that changed the way people moved through the world. Centuries later, a unique rethinking of lens-making would again provide a breakthrough in human vision — but this time, for augmented reality.

DroneShield (ASX:DRO), a global leader in counter-drone (C-UxS) technology, has released its 2Q25 firmware update for its suite of AI-powered Radio Frequency (RF) detection and defeat devices, including the RfPatrol Mk2 and DroneSentry-X Mk2. This update ...

This has been CNBC's live blog covering updates on the war in Ukraine. [Follow the latest updates here.] Drone attacks on Russian soil continued into their second day, with reported strikes on two oil refineries roughly 50 miles from Russia's highly ...

The large, mysterious drones reported flying over parts of New Jersey in recent weeks appear to avoid detection by traditional methods such as helicopter and radio, according to a state lawmaker briefed Wednesday by the Department of Homeland Security.