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increases the threshold for national security controls on certain UAVs from an endurance of 30 minutes to an endurance of 3 hours
MechanismExport control classification decides which customers a hardware or software product may be sold to at all, so moving a threshold moves a class of drones and the software written for them out from under that control.
So whatThe threshold for national security controls on certain UAVs moves from an endurance of 30 minutes to an endurance of 3 hours, which changes which airframes and which associated software carry the control.
Already in force
Took effect 13 August 2026, 1 day before this document published. The capture carries no comment window: on this one the input stage is over and what is left is the obligation.
Docket No. 260723-0178
Selection rule: Read by hand from the Federal Register issue of 2026-08-14, after matching on "export control" in the title.
Commerce Department · Industry and Security Bureau 91 FR 52501 FR Doc. 2026-16628 published 2026-08-14 federalregister.gov ↗official PDF ↗
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