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A Third Report and Order published September 11 closes a component loophole for producers named on the Covered List, makes online marketplaces answerable for marketing unauthorized devices, and requires an FCC ID at the online point of sale, with compliance dates of March 1 and June 1, 2027.
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The final days brought a wave of individual pilots, small survey and ag operators, and Taranis. The FCC denied every extension request, so what was filed by 11:59 p.m. Eastern on September 2 is the record.
FCC ID 2ANDR-OQ0022512 was granted December 21, 2025. That makes the camera eligible for U.S. sale in a way the Pocket 4 and Mic Mini 2S are not, and DJI's September 3 launch priced it for the UK and EU while naming no U.S. market at all.
The award covers Casper 1 and 3 systems, support equipment, and field representatives, but the Army notice does not disclose an order value, aircraft count, mission, or specifications.
HOVERAir opened U.S. pre-orders on the strength of an FCC equipment authorization; the agency now says that grant was issued in error, has been set aside, and the device cannot lawfully be imported, marketed, or sold.
The D.C. Circuit sent a single Pentagon finding back for review because its public justification is entirely redacted, but DJI stays on the Section 1260H list and nothing about U.S. retail availability moved.
A signed White House proclamation adds a 25% import duty to nonthermal drones at or below 25 kg, while thermal aircraft, heavier systems, docking stations, and specified components move to 100%.
The proposal would not ground an aircraft you already own. It would restrict future imports, advertising, distribution, sales, and leases of previously authorized foreign equipment in seven capability categories.
Commerce Ministry Notice No. 34 removed license shortcuts for listed drones, critical components, and related technology shipped to the United States, effective August 5.
A final FCC order blocks new authorizations for devices containing logic-bearing hardware from specifically named Covered List entities and makes online sellers expose certification IDs before purchase.
The live federal list now shows the two aircraft as cleared, while Skydio says its Dock for X10 creates the first Blue UAS-cleared DFR solution.
A July 17 FCC notice proposes restricting previously authorized equipment tied to nine company groups. It is not final, and the agency has not issued a grounding order.
Eight July 10 notices concern unanswered equipment-marketing inquiries, not final findings that every product sold by the named companies is unlawful.
A temporary waiver lets previously authorized foreign-produced drones and components receive qualifying software and firmware updates through January 1, 2029.
New models of low-capability Chinese drones can be imported again under a June 16 FCC decision, but reporting suggests the thresholds exclude anything most pilots would actually want.