Just hours before drone giant DJI was to face an automatic drone ban in the US, the US Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau added all foreign-made drones and components to the FCC Covered list, effectively banning all new non-American drones from being released in the US.
The change does not affect existing drones, but prevents all foreign-made drones announced after December 22 2025, from entering the US. That means that previously released products will continue to be available for sale in the US, but future launches will be unble to obtain the FCC approval required to sell the new models in the US.
