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#1 GOP Lawmakers Press Trump to Speed Review of Chinese-Made Drones
Jul 14 2025 // Key House lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration to accelerate a congressionally mandated review of Chinese-made drones ahead of a potential US ban of the technologies later this year. Three House Republicans...
#2 Commerce Department Launches Investigation of Drones, Setting Stage for Tariffs
Jul 15 2025 // The US Commerce Department launched investigations into imports of drones, parts for unmanned aerial vehicles and for polysilicon, a key material for solar power, setting the stage for possible tariffs on those goods. The...
#3 US to Ease Long-Range Drone Rules in Boon for Walmart, Alphabet
Aug 6 2025 // President Donald Trump’s administration proposed a rule to allow more commercial drones to fly beyond an operator’s visual line of sight, a potential boon for companies such as Alphabet Inc.’s Wing unit...
#4 Drone Crashes, Security Threats Have States Demanding Power to Take Them Down
Jul 21 2025 // While authorities were desperately trying to save people from the deadly Fourth of July floods in Kerr County, Texas, a private drone collided with a search and rescue helicopter and forced it to make an emergency landing,...
#5 Increasing Drone Incidents Near Airports, Stadiums Prompt Alarm, Officials Say
Jul 23 2025 // U.S. officials told a Senate committee on Tuesday that there have been more than 3,000 drone events near American airports since 2021, including 11 aircraft this year that reported taking evasive action to avoid...
#6 Chinese Engines, Shipped as ‘Cooling Units,’ Power Russian Drones Used in Ukraine
Jul 24 2025 // Chinese-made engines are being covertly shipped via front companies to a state-owned drone manufacturer in Russia, labeled as “industrial refrigeration units” to avoid detection in the wake of Western...
