Notice: Prohibition on purchase, use of covered foreign drones
April 11, 2025
The American Security Drone Act of 2023, signed into law on Dec. 22, 2023, prohibits the use of Federal funds, awarded through contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or otherwise made available, for the procurement or operation of covered unmanned aircraft systems manufactured or assembled by "covered" foreign entities beginning Dec. 22, 2025. The covered foreign entities can be found in the Consolidated Screening List, which includes DJI and Autel Robotics.
For more information, please see the Vice Chancellor for Research memo at the Office of Research Integrity webpage.