A drone carries a Walmart package during the launch event of their drone delivery service with Wing in Houston on Jan. 15, 2026. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
The agency is extending its comment period and seeking additional insights on aircraft location-tracking devices, detection technologies and safety standards.
A DJI Mavic Pro 3 camera sits the ground ready for take off on Jan. 12, 2026 in New Brighton, United Kingdom. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
In lieu of congressional action, U.S. officials are planning to train and deputize state and local partners to address authority gaps for counter unmanned aircraft systems.
A DJI Mavic 3 drone flies past a U.S. government surveillance tower near the U.S.-Mexico border on Sept. 27, 2022, in Yuma, Ariz. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)Images)
Drone flying at the airport near an aircraft leading to a possible crash or accident. Illegal UAV flight inside the airport conceptual montage. (Image credit: Getty Images / Joel Papalini).
There has long been concern about the ability to replace equipment losses during a large-scale conventional war. A senior Air Force official believes autonomous systems and software…