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FCC drone exemptions: an enterprise drone of the kind covered by conditional approvals

Drone News Oct 15, 2026 · 3:30 PM UTC

FCC Drone Exemptions 2026: Every Foreign Drone Approved So Far

Since December 2025, 19 foreign or foreign-built drone systems have won FCC conditional approvals, from SiFly's Q12 to Italy's Dronus K500L. The full list, how the process works,...

Alihan Demirdaş

Largest drone show: thousands of lit drones forming a pattern in the night sky

Drone News Oct 15, 2026 · 3:00 PM UTC

Largest Drone Show Ever: Why 22,580 Still Beats the 71,207 Record

The 71,207-drone record set in Texas in September 2026 counts drones launched in a week; the largest single show is still 22,580 drones over Hefei. Every drone-show world...

Alihan Demirdaş

Drone Remote ID: a broadcast module mounted on a small drone

Drone News Oct 15, 2026 · 2:30 PM UTC

Drone Remote ID in 2026: Who Needs It, Modules, FRIAs and Fines

Remote ID is mandatory for every registered drone, and Part 107 flights at any weight. Who needs it in 2026, the three ways to comply, broadcast module options,...

Alihan Demirdaş

Police drones: a drone-as-first-responder unit launching from a rooftop dock

Drone News Oct 15, 2026 · 2:00 PM UTC

Police Drones in 2026: DFR Costs, Vendors and the Privacy Fight

More than 1,000 US agencies now hold FAA waivers for drone-as-first-responder flights. What programs cost, why police are replacing DJI, how Flock, Skydio, BRINC and Axon compare, and...

Alihan Demirdaş

Drone Dominance Program: small FPV attack drones of the type the Pentagon is buying

Drone News Oct 15, 2026 · 1:30 PM UTC

Pentagon Drone Dominance Program: $450M Phase III and Who Is Winning

The Pentagon's $1 billion-plus Drone Dominance Program buys cheap attack drones through Gauntlet fly-offs. Phase III offers $450M for 60,000 drones and Gauntlet 2.5 moved to November. Winners,...

Alihan Demirdaş

Best drones under $500: small DJI and Potensic camera drones

Drone News Oct 15, 2026 · 1:00 PM UTC

Best Drones Under $500 You Can Still Buy in the US (October 2026)

Seven drones under $500 you can still legally buy in the US after the FCC cut-off, led by the DJI Mini 3. Specs, recent prices, the 250 g...

Alihan Demirdaş

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