Vegas Drone Expo Recap: NDAA Lists, Unfinished Drones & What’s Next | The DroneOn Show Episode 62

In this DroneOn Show episode, Mike, Jay and Kevin recap their trip through the Las Vegas drone expo and what they actually saw in the NDAA-compliant booths. The sales pitch was almost never “this drone is good.” It was “this drone is on the list.” A lot of what they walked past still looked unfinished, 3D-printed, unpriced, or years away from being something a spray, thermal, or mapping operator can buy and use. The conversation turns to why so much money is chasing government contracts instead of commercial work, the FCC proposal timeline, and why they keep telling people to buy the Matrice 4 and 4TD now if they’ve been on the fence. They also touch the follow-up after last week’s FAA episode, the reality of getting watched as you grow, and the Platinum trailer heading to Kansas.