New U.S. restrictions on foreign-made drones could reshape the industry — and give Washington state a major opening.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Monday it is barring imports of all new models of foreign-made drones and critical components including from China's DJI and Autel, saying they pose unacceptable risks to U.

The US government has placed a de facto ban on the import and sale of new drones and drone parts made outside of its borders, including ones from popular manufacturers like DJI. While people are still able to fly the drones they currently own and retailers can sell current models, it's a major blow to the drone market in the country.

U.S. prisons are detecting more drones over their facilities than ever before, but federal regulations make it harder for state prisons to take out the threat.

Safe Pro has now deployed upgraded AI algorithms to its patented Safe Pro Object Threat Detection (SPOTD) technology for drone operations in GPS denied environments.

Recent US weapons packages to Taiwan have largely been asymmetric capabilities, but Taiwan needs more advanced systems as well, an official said.

Lone Star State or Drone Star State? A new investigation from the Texas Observer reports that Texas state police now operate one of the largest drone fleets in the country-mirroring fleet numbers reported by U.