Today is the FCC comment deadline for broader foreign-UAS equipment restrictions
The FCC's public comment period on proposed restrictions affecting foreign-produced UAS and UAS critical components closes 23 September. The proceeding concerns how Covered List designations translate into equipment authorization, import and marketing restrictions; the proposal is not itself a grounding order for aircraft already in service.
Wed, 23 Sep 2026
Component-level rules can affect future availability of radios, flight controllers, cameras and other electronics even when an aircraft is assembled elsewhere.
US operators planning 2027 fleets should separate three questions: what can legally fly, what can receive new FCC authorization, and what can actually be imported and purchased. They are not the same question.