Executive Order on “Adversary” Drones Stops Short of Bans, Requires Gov’t Reports and Analysis; Sets New 2209 Deadline
By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/21
In March of 2020, we blogged about a draft Executive Order (EO) on certain foreign made drones (with a focus on those made in China) that would have not only banned essentially all U.S. government procurement and operation of covered unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), but would have also barred anyone from operating covered UAS over federally managed lands. That EO was never issued, but yesterday the Trump Administration did release an Executive Order on foreign UAS that is far more modest in its...
By: Wiley Rein LLP