FCC Declares Drones Foreign Spies, Bans Them Like Bad Tinder Dates
KEY POINTS
- •On November 25, 2025, the FCC banned importing certain foreign-made drones into the US.
- •The ban affects drones and parts from companies like DJI, citing 'unacceptable risks' to national security.
- •DJI’s global policy head, Adam Welsh, expressed disappointment but confirmed the company wasn't singled out.
On November 25, 2025, the FCC officially slapped a 'no fly zone' on foreign-made drones, including DJI’s fleet, because apparently, these buzzing gizmos are now 'unacceptable risks to national security.' The new rule means no new imported foreign drones unless Uncle Sam’s Department of Defense or Homeland Security gives them a green light — you know, like an intense background check for drones. DJI’s head of global policy, Adam Welsh, expressed disappointment but let it be known DJI wasn’t singled out — as if the FCC’s brutal drone blacklist doesn't scream 'DJI, we see you.' So much for drones just wanting to snap pretty aerial pics instead of plotting world domination.
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The FCC just treated DJI drones like plot devices in a bad spy thriller: 'Unacceptable risk' now equals high-tech mosquito banned from US skies.
US bans foreign drones unless Defense or Homeland Security play drone Tinder and swipe right. DJI didn’t get the match.
DJI’s drones: from cute flying cameras to suspected espionage gadgets faster than your Wi-Fi can say 'national security threat.'
Source: Theverge | Published: 12/23/2025 | Author: Jay Peters
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