FCC Bans All Newly Imported Foreign Drones. Those Previously Approved Are Spared

[Etbrown4]

1223/25.
The Federal Communications Commission blacklisted all new foreign-made drones and components over national security concerns, primarily targeting Chinese drone-maker DJI, which has a significant share of the market.

An interagency group carried out a thorough review of the possible threats related to foreign-made drones and components, finding that they carry “unacceptable risks to the national security of the United States and to the safety and security of U.S. persons.” As a result of its findings, the FCC placed the technology on its “Covered List,” a list of equipment and services that have been identified as having associated risks.

FCC bans new foreign-made drones and components due to security threats

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr blacklisted all new foreign-made drones and components over national security concerns.

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[jaja6009]

Old news.

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The FCC ban on all foreign made UAS and UAS "critical components"

Dec 23, 2025

The FCC didn't wait long. Yesterday, it issued a news release, which you can read here.

It's titled "FACT SHEET: FCC Updates Covered List to Include Foreign UAS and UAS Critical Components on Going Forward Basis:". If you don't read any further, that pretty much sums up how bad this is.

From the news release...

Yesterday, following a thorough review by an Executive Branch interagency body withappropriate national security expertise that was convened by the White House, the FCC receiveda specific determination that UAS and UAS critical component parts that are produced...

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[moldorf]

this is kind of old news. This occurred on Dec 23rd; and that's when that articles was posted