FAA Drone Crackdown: $75,000 Fines, FBI Drone School & Shield AI X-BAT Copy title

FAA and FBI are moving to aggressive drone enforcement just as military and commercial UAV programs like Shield AI's X-BAT scale up.

• FAA shifts to enforcement-first: A February FAA policy change moves from a compliance-education philosophy to on-the-spot fines up to $75,000 and certificate revocation for drone violations like flying beyond visual line of sight or dropping objects.
• FBI scales counter-drone training: Following 700+ unauthorized drone seizures (none armed) during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the FBI is doubling capacity at its Redstone Arsenal counter-UAS school, which has trained ~1,000 law-enforcement personnel in three years.

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