DJI Urges US Customers to Comment on FCC Drone Restrictions

The FCC is taking public comment until September 2, 2026 on a proposal that could ban import and sale of certain drones already cleared for the US market — including models with thermal imaging and LiDAR. DJI is asking US customers and operators to submit comments on how the restrictions would affect their work. Story is US-domestic policy, but the FCC's 'military-grade' framing and its potential reach to inspection, agriculture and search-and-rescue drones gives it some relevance beyond the US market.