In December 2025, the FCC issued DA 25-1086, adding certain foreign-produced UAS and “critical UAS components” to the FCC Covered List following national security determinations authorized by Congress. Of course, the immediate concern is that the broad language of the order, which covers all foreign-made UAS components, including batteries, transmitters, […]
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FCC Publishes Actions on C-UAS Measures
On July 2, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a series of actions on behalf of US security agencies which implement portions of the SAFER SKIES Act. This legislation was enacted earlier this year and expands certain counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) authorities for qualified state, local, Tribal, and territorial (SLTT) […]
Continue readingFCC Covered List Updates
On June 15, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that certain “toy drones” will be removed from the agency’s “Covered List,” which restricts listed devices and components from FCC approval for import and sale. The exact criteria can be reviewed on the FCC’s announcement and establish a narrow set of […]
Continue readingFCC Decision Update – DA 26-22
On January 7, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) released Disciplenary Action (DA) 26-22, which removes certain Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) and UAS critical components from the FCC’s Covered List of technologies banned for import and use. This comes after the FCC’s decision on December 21, 2025, which placed the entire […]
Continue readingLightSquared will not be allowed to harm GPS: FCC
FCC looking for alternative solutions for LightSquared’s proposed satelite based broadband Internet service.
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Continue readingPossible Threats to GPS Flight
FCC grants LightSquared an extension on its report on the threat its new wireless broadband network might pose to GPS operations….What does this mean for UAS?
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