Things just went from bad to worse for the hobby-grade drone industry in the U.S. For all the building tension this past year over whether the American government would actually ban top drone brand DJI, not only did the ban pass on December 23, 2025, but the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) drastically expanded the list of banned drones. Now every foreign-made drone is on the FCC’s “Covered List.” You know, the ban list. The law is now in effect, and nearly every drone brand faces a slow ...