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What Will DJI and Others Launch in 2026? Predictions & Rumors for the Year

2026 is going to be a strange year for drone launches. That’s because the FCC has effectively blocked new foreign-made drones from being sold…

BY Zacc Dukowitz
8 January 2026
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