Drones and Aviation Policy

The FCC has moved to bar new foreign-made drones and critical components from the U.S. market—finding they pose "unacceptable risks" to national security and safety and extending beyond the two named Chinese firms—while allowing case-by-case exemptions if the Pentagon or DHS determine specific products are safe; China called the step discriminatory and U.S. industry reactions ranged from welcome for reducing dependence to concern about disruption for current operators and manufacturers. At the same time, the FBI has opened a National Counter-UAS Training Center at Redstone Arsenal, created after a Trump executive order, to train law enforcement to detect, identify, track and mitigate unlawful drone activity ahead of mass events including the 2026 World Cup, America250 and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.