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  "slug": "us-spray-drone-registrations-2025",
  "url": "https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/us-spray-drone-registrations-2025/",
  "topic": "agriculture",
  "claim": "Agricultural spray drone registrations with the FAA rose from 811 in 2023 to 2,349 in 2024 and 3,421 in 2025, according to ASDC analysis.",
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    "unit": "registrations"
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  "scope": {
    "geography": "United States",
    "period": "2025"
  },
  "measure": "analysis of regulator data",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "source_type": "primary",
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    "type": "primary",
    "kind": "Industry association analysis of FAA registration data",
    "name": "American Spray Drone Coalition (ASDC)",
    "title": "FAA Spray Drone Registration Trends, 2023–2025",
    "publisher": "American Spray Drone Coalition",
    "published": null,
    "date_note": "PDF undated (posted September 2026)",
    "url": "https://americanspraydronecoalition.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ASDC-FAA-Spray-Drone-Registration-Trends-2023-2025.pdf",
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  "accessed": "2026-10-25",
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  "quote": {
    "text": "rising from 811 in 2023 to 2,349 in 2024 and 3,421 in 2025",
    "lang": "en"
  },
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    "checked_at": "2026-10-25T16:31:53.880Z"
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  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "attribution": "Whirrwork (https://whirrwork.com), CC BY 4.0",
  "citations": {
    "apa": "Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). Agricultural spray drone registrations with the FAA rose from 811 in 2023 to 2,349 in 2024 and 3,421 in 2025, according to ASDC analysis [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/us-spray-drone-registrations-2025/",
    "chicago": "Whirrwork. “Agricultural spray drone registrations with the FAA rose from 811 in 2023 to 2,349 in 2024 and 3,421 in 2025, according to ASDC analysis.” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/us-spray-drone-registrations-2025/.",
    "mla": "“Agricultural spray drone registrations with the FAA rose from 811 in 2023 to 2,349 in 2024 and 3,421 in 2025, according to ASDC analysis.” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/us-spray-drone-registrations-2025/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.",
    "bibtex": "@misc{whirrwork_us_spray_drone_registrations_2025,\n  author       = {{Whirrwork}},\n  title        = {{Agricultural spray drone registrations with the FAA rose from 811 in 2023 to 2,349 in 2024 and 3,421 in 2025, according to ASDC analysis}},\n  howpublished = {Whirrwork Research},\n  year         = {2026},\n  month        = oct,\n  url          = {https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/us-spray-drone-registrations-2025/},\n  urldate      = {2026-10-25},\n  note         = {Original source: American Spray Drone Coalition, FAA Spray Drone Registration Trends, 2023–2025. Licensed CC BY 4.0}\n}",
    "source_apa": "American Spray Drone Coalition. (n.d.). FAA Spray Drone Registration Trends, 2023–2025. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://americanspraydronecoalition.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ASDC-FAA-Spray-Drone-Registration-Trends-2023-2025.pdf"
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