FCC Updates Covered List to Include Foreign UAS and UAS Critical Components [pdf]

Re:FCC Updates Covered List to Include Foreign UAS and UAS C... by bduhan on Tuesday December 23, 2025 @12:16AM (#46362650)

There is no viable alternative to DJI’s Enterprise offerings. I get that we are trying to bolster domestic tech but this is a stick when it should be a carrot.

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Re:FCC Updates Covered List to Include Foreign UAS and UAS C... by conception on Tuesday December 23, 2025 @12:40AM (#46362741)

Is that what we are trying to do? Does that seem like the most likely plan being executed here?

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Re:FCC Updates Covered List to Include Foreign UAS and UAS C... by roamerz on Tuesday December 23, 2025 @01:16AM (#46362904)

Won’t DJI’s current offerings still be available? I bought a Phantom 4 Pro 5 years ago that I use for mapping and it still does the job. I would expect that Enterprise drones would work the same way. Sure we’re not going to get the next new better faster model so in that scenario it does give time for a domestic company to engineer an offering.

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Re:FCC Updates Covered List to Include Foreign UAS and UAS C... by 20after4 on Tuesday December 23, 2025 @12:28PM (#46367187)

Look up thread, everything, including batteries is now banned. You might be able to keep your drone but good luck getting any parts.

By the way, nobody makes consumer drone batteries in the US that I know of.

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Re:FCC Updates Covered List to Include Foreign UAS and UAS C... by palmotea on Tuesday December 23, 2025 @01:40AM (#46363008)

> I get that we are trying to bolster domestic tech but this is a stick when it should be a carrot.

It's not either-or, it should be both.

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