Market-leading drone manufacturer DJI announced on Tuesday that they have filed a lawsuit challenging a December 2025 decision from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to add foreign-made dron ...

Last week, Commercial UAV News staff attended Geo Week, our sister event that serves the geospatial industry in many facets. The show floor was packed with exhibitors who are leading innovators in all ...

A NASA-sponsored working group is working to address the technical and regulatory barriers standing between today's commercial drone operations and a future where autonomous, multi-aircraft fleets rou ...

UAVs are rapidly becoming a core component of agricultural operations worldwide. From crop spraying to remote sensing, drones ...

In 2026, the FIFA World Cup will bring over 100 highly-anticipated soccer matches throughout North America, with 78 of them taking place across 11 U.S. cities. Add the 2028 Olympics and the nation's 2 ...

In 2016, exactly a decade ago, the uncrewed aviation community held its breath, waiting for the FAA to release its ...

This week’s news round up features a look into a new manufacturing facility that will bolster the UAS industry, how a state university is giving back to their community with training opportuniti ...

Between the life stages of a drone being designed and hitting the market, there is a lot that needs to happen. For that aircraft to be flown with confidence, one of the first critical steps is flying ...

As agricultural UAV adoption accelerates, decision-makers often rely on anecdotal evidence or vendor specifications to justify deployment. However, data-driven evaluation of UAV spraying systems remai ...

In October 2025, Munich Airport suspended operations overnight after detecting unauthorized drone activity. Elsewhere in ...

Even as the news settles, we continue to dissect the ways that the updated FCC’s Covered List will affect individual sectors of the industry. As shown in the Pilot Institute’s recent survey about ...