On January 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services (OICTS) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on the national security risks posed by foreign adversary involvement in the supply chain for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) (i.e., drones), including risks to critical infrastructure and U.S. sensitive data. BIS seeks public input to inform regulations on the supply of certain UAS components developed by entities linked to the People’s Republic of China (China) and Russia.

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