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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has narrowed its foreign-produced drone restrictions by removing a specific category of “Toy Drones” and “Toy Drones that contain foreign-produced components” from the FCC Covered List. The June 15, 2026, Public Notice follows a June 12, 2026, National Security Determination from the Department of War, which found that this defined…

DJI, the world’s leading manufacturer of civilian drones, has escalated its dispute with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) by filing an appeal in the Ninth Circuit after the FCC placed many DJI products on its “covered list,” which the FCC uses for telecommunications equipment it deems an unacceptable national security risk. DJI says the decision…

This post was co-authored by Government Enforcement + White-Collar Defense partner David E. Carney.

On June 6, 2025, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders aimed at significantly reshaping the future of drone policy in the United States. One focuses on protecting national airspace from malicious drone threats, while the other seeks to supercharge…

In a surprising move, China-based DJI, the world’s largest drone manufacturer, is not flinching at the prospect of tighter U.S. restrictions on Chinese drone companies. In fact, they’re embracing it.

Currently, the Trump administration is finalizing executive orders that would affect the commercial drone landscape in the U.S., which could be set for a serious…

Last week, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released Cybersecurity Guidance: Chinese-Manufactured Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), which outlines the risks and threats posed by Chinese-manufactured unmanned aerial systems (UAS or drones) and provides cybersecurity safeguards to reduce these risks to networks and sensitive data.

The biggest issue:…

State and local agencies’ use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS, or drones) has exploded in recent years. In Alaska, the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (Department) has started using drones for critical infrastructure inspection and avalanche monitoring and mitigation.

With Alaska’s freezing temperatures and expansive geography, drones offer the Department a chance to get…

Next week, the House of Representatives China Committee plans to introduce a bill that would ban the purchase of Chinese-made drones by the U.S. government. This bill is an effort to revamp the prior push for this ban that was derailed by lobbying efforts.

The American Security Drone Act, as it is coined, would not…

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed a district court’s 2022 ruling on the constitutionality of Texas Chapter 423 law (i.e., the drone law) which restricts the actions of drones. Nat’l Press Photographers Ass’n v. McCraw, No. 22-50337 (Oct. 23, 2023) The law reads:

A person commits an offense if the…