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1 day agoSorry kid, drones are for war now
The US ban on DJI has not led to increased opportunities for other drone manufacturers, who are focusing on military contracts instead.
Today, based on an Executive Branch national security determination, the FCC has added foreign-produced UAS (drones) and foreign-produced UAS critical component parts to the FCC's Covered List on a going forward basis. President Trump has been clear that his Administration will... pic.twitter.com/tVLlsBeOfw- Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) December 22, 2025
December 23rd, 2025. That's the day DJI will automatically be banned from the United States - unless Trump steps in. You'll still be able to fly your existing DJI drones and film with existing Osmo cameras. But DJI will be barred from importing any new products into the US, and the FCC can retroactively ban imports of old DJI products too, after a waiting period. Not just drones, by the way - anything with a wireless radio.
DJI announced the Osmo360 on July 31, 2025, nine years after Insta360 launched the first consumer 360-degree camera in 2016. During those nine years, Insta360 solved fundamental 360-degree capture challenges while established manufacturers focused on proven market segments. DJI's entry applies conventional imaging principles to an established format rather than developing breakthrough solutions for 360-degree capture. The timeline reveals the difference between market creation and market participation.