FCC Covered List

A US Federal Communications Commission list of communications equipment and services judged to pose national security risks. Listed equipment cannot get new FCC equipment authorizations, which most radio devices need to be sold in the US. In December 2025 the FCC added foreign-made drones and drone critical components.

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Uncrewed systems and autonomy

• Affordable mass
• American Security Drone Act
• Attritable
• Beyond visual line of sight
• Blue UAS
• Brushless DC motor
• Collaborative Combat Aircraft
• Command and control
• Common operating picture
• Counter-UAS
• DoD Directive 3000.09
• Electronic speed controller
• Fiber-optic guided drone
• Flight controller
• FPV drone
• GNSS-denied navigation
• Ground control station
• Human-in-the-loop and human-on-the-loop
• Inertial measurement unit
• Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
• Lethal autonomous weapon system
• Loitering munition
• Loyal wingman
• NDAA-compliant
• PX4 and ArduPilot
• Remote ID
• Sensor fusion
• SWaP-C
• UAS groups 1–5
• Uncrewed aerial vehicle
• Uncrewed aircraft system