USA - FCC Announces Conditional Approval of Certain UAS and Routers

​The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau announced that, based on determinations by the Department of War (DoW), several uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and routers have received Conditional Approvals and are therefore exempt from the FCC Covered List, which identifies communications equipment deemed to pose national security risks to the United States.

The notice also confirms that foreign-produced UAS and routers generally remain on the Covered List unless specifically exempted through DoW or DHS review, while existing exemptions for Blue UAS Cleared List products, qualifying domestic end products, and toy drones have been extended or maintained under updated national security determinations.