The Commerce Department announced on Jan. 2 that it’s considering a new regulation aimed at safeguarding the supply chain for drones from U.S. adversaries, particularly communist China.
The Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security said in a statement that the proposed rule outlines how the involvement of foreign adversaries in drone supply chains—especially the “acute threats” posed by China and Russia—could allow foreign adversaries to “remotely access and manipulate these devices, exposing sensitive U.S. data.”
The agency is seeking public feedback by March 4 on several issues, including the national security risks associated with certain drone technologies and the threat level posed by different adversaries….