Daily briefing

The FCC's foreign-UAS proposal remains a procurement risk for commercial fleets

As recent regulatory context, an FCC proposal would restrict continued importation and marketing of some previously authorized foreign-produced UAS equipment on the Covered List if it meets the proposed definition of "military-grade." The proposal has included thermal-equipped aircraft, LiDAR-equipped aircraft and docking stations in its scope discussion.

Those payloads and docks are ordinary commercial tools for inspection, mapping and automated operations.

Separate the status of equipment already deployed from future procurement risk. Do not treat a proposal as a final ban.