Drone News: Executive Order Rumors, Ohio Bill to Shoot Drones, Wing Flytrex Partnership, WA Rescue

Welcome to your weekly UAS news update, We have 4 stories for
you: Executive Order rumors for Drones, Ohio bill to allow
Shooting drones Down, Wing and FlyTrex partner, and a successful
rescue with a drone.





First up, you've probably heard some rumors that President Trump
is expected to sign executive orders around drones. First step.
close your eyes, breath, and relax. With that said, the orders,
which may or may not be signed on Friday, would reportedly
include updates about Part 108, Section 2209 from the 2016
Reauthorization Act, Section 1709 from the 2024 NDAA, and
potentially include a Department of Commerce final
ruling. And none of these things are actually a
surprise.Part 108 is the reported name for the beyond visual line
of sight ruling that we expect to be coming later this year. Not
sure what an executive order would do other than telling the FAA
to speed things up. That's a good thing.And finally, the one we
know the least about, the Department of Commerce final ruling.
We’re not entirely sure what this rule will cover, if it will be
an NPRM following the ANPRM from a few months ago, if it will
cover DJI, or just drones in general, and if it will be a final
ruling.As soon as we know more, we’ll be posting shorts, with
full videos to come.Next up, this week, we've got some
eyebrow-raising news out of Ohio. State Representatives Angie
King and Ty Mathews are pushing for a federal 'Defense Against
Drones Act of 2025.' Get this: the proposed bill, H.R. 1907,
would allow homeowners to legally use a shotgun to disable a
drone flying within 200 feet above their property. Yes, 200 feet
– that’s roughly two-thirds the height of a cell tower, a very
common altitude for us.Why the push? The lawmakers cite growing
concerns over privacy, property rights, and public safety.
Representative King pointed to incidents in her district where
drones reportedly caused alarm, threatened livestock, and raised
cybersecurity fears due to foreign-manufactured components. She
said, "The growing use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has led
to serious concerns over privacy, property rights, and public
safety, particularly when drones operate at low altitudes over
residential and agricultural areas." So, this is their proposed
fix for those local issues.For drone pilots, this is obviously a
HUGE deal. Next up, Wing and Flytrex are teaming up. These two
are usually competitors, so seeing them collaborate is a big deal
for our drone industry! They're working together to share an
automated air traffic and collision avoidance system. Think of it
as an Unmanned Traffic Management, or UTM, platform specifically
for their drone fleets.This system is designed to let both Wing,
which is owned by Alphabet, and Flytrex, an Israel-based startup
with a growing U.S. presence, exchange real-time flight plans and
navigation data. The goal here is to make sure their drones can
operate safely in the same airspace over Dallas without
colliding. The technology will automatically adjust flight paths
to prevent drones from being in the same spot at the same
altitude at the same time. Flytrex has already completed 200,000
deliveries, and Wing is way up there with 450,000, so they both
bring a ton of experience to the table.Shout out to Seattle
Mountain Rescue, Great use of the drone to save
lives! https://dronexl.co/2025/06/03/wing-flytrex-drone-air-traffic-system-dallas/https://dronexl.co/2025/06/03/drones-aid-in-dramatic-mount-si-teen-rescue/https://dronexl.co/2025/05/31/trump-new-orders-ban-chinese-dji-drones/https://dronexl.co/2025/05/28/ohio-lawmakers-drone-defense-act/