| Company | DJI |
| Category | drones evtol |
| Type | regulatory |
| Date | 08/03 2026 |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | USA |
| Severity | S3 (recall, enforcement, or fleet-wide fault) |
| Scale | 3 drone models |
| Confidence | medium |
| Verification | Yes - adversarially checked against the cited source |
| Source | Tech Times / SpaceWar (citing Federal Register DA 26-758) |
Two FCC bureaus published Public Notice DA 26-758 in the Federal Register on August 3, 2026, proposing to strip sales (not flight) authorization from already-approved DJI drones (Air 3S, Mini 5 Pro, Avata 360) by reclassifying their obstacle-avoidance LiDAR sensors as military-grade equipment. Comments on PS Docket 26-189 closed September 2, 2026; not yet adopted.