In brief On December 22, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) added all foreign produced uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS or drones) and critical drone components to the FCC Covered List (“Covered List”), a designation that prohibits them from gaining FCC authorization on the ground that they pose an unacceptable risk to US national security or the security and safety of US persons. That rule could have effectively prohibited the sale in the US of foreign-manufactured drones or…