The FCC’s foreign drone ban is here
The Federal Communications Commission has banned new drones made in foreign countries from being imported into the US unless the Department of Defense or the Department of Homeland Security recommends them. Monday's action added drones to the FCC's Covered List, qualifying foreign-made drones and drone parts, like those from DJI, as communications equipment representing "unacceptable risks to the national security of the United States and to the safety and security of U.S. persons."
DJI is "disappointed" by today's action, Adam Welsh, DJI's head of global policy, says in a statement. "While DJI was not singled out, no information has been ...