Navigating Domestic Manufacturing, Chinese Imports, and Integration Programs in a New Era With Donald Trump set to take the White House in January 2025, the U.S. drone industry faces a future shaped by his longstanding approach toward China, manufacturing, and...
Tag: American drone companies
If Congress bans DJI drones, here’s what that could do to hobby drone pilots
Congress is on the verge of taking down a giant in the drone industry, but the collateral damage could clip the wings of American hobbyists. And it’s not just that, but it could also pinch their wallets as taxpayers. Here’s...
FAR’s Buy American Act: what drones meet the requirements?
These days, all sorts of U.S. drone pilots are seeking American-made drones. Some of that stems from anti-Chinese sentiment. Other ‘buy American’ motivations come purely from the desire to stimulate the U.S. economy and build up the U.S. as a...
Has 3DR returned? Here’s what we know about the American drone company
Is 2024 the year of a 3DR return? It seems like the answer is very much “yes.” 3D Robotics, the American drone company known for building the Iris and later Solo consumer drones, spectacularly crashed and burned. It had raised...