Drones

By RFE/RL staff - Dec 24, 2025, 10:00 AM CST Russia carried out one of its largest combined drone and missile attacks, targeting Kyiv and energy facilities nationwide. Zelenskyy warned that Moscow may escalate strikes over Christmas, citing insufficient international pressure on Russia. Despite ongoing U.S.–Russia talks and increased EU…

In this sequence of images, Andrés Rivas pilots a drone that drops a water balloon timed to explode in a way that douses a fire below. T o the untrained eye, it did not look like a particularly complicated mission. A large black quadcopter drone, more than two meters spanning…

1:16 PM PST · December 23, 2025 On Monday, the Trump administration’s Federal Communications Commission banned all new foreign-made drone models from distribution in the U.S., citing “national security concerns.” Americans who already own older foreign drone models will still be able to use those products, the government said. In…

December 23, 2025 2 min read Add Us On Google Add SciAm FCC Blocks New Foreign-Made Drones, Citing National Security Risks The U.S.’s decision to ban the sale of new foreign-made drones will have far wider-reaching implications than its effect on pilots’ ability to access new models and parts By…

A church in Manvel, Texas put on a Christmas display with 1,000 drones showing the Christmas story and the life of Jesus Christ.  The display was part of a three-day Bright Lights event at the non-denominational church called The Church on Masters Road, Protestia reported.  “ The highlight of each…

DJI sent numerous requests to the US government to audit its devices in hopes of avoiding a ban, but the federal ban was ultimately enacted based on previously acquired information, The New York Times reported this week. The news means that Americans will miss out on new drone models from DJI,…

Credit: DJI DJI said it is disappointed by a decision by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to place all non-US-made drones on a “covered list,” warning that the move limits choice for American consumers and commercial users and undermines principles of an open and fair market. The world’s largest…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired more than 650 drones and three dozen missiles at Ukraine in a large-scale attack that began during the night and stretched into daylight hours Tuesday, officials said. At least three people were killed, including a 4-year-old child, two days before Christmas. The barrage struck…

The Federal Communications Commission has added foreign-made drones and their critical components to the agency’s “Covered List,” making them prohibited to import into the US. In a public notice published by the FCC, it said several national security agencies have determined that umanned aircraft systems (UAS) and their critical components…

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission on Monday said it would ban new foreign-made drones, a move that will keep new Chinese-made drones such as those from DJI and Autel out of the U.S. market. The announcement came a year after Congress passed a defense bill that raised national security…