AUVSI Applauds Department of Commerce’s Proposed Rulemaking to Secure UAS

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking public comment on uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) security.

Michael Robbins

“The security risks posed by PRC drones in the U.S. are well-understood by the Department of Commerce and other U.S. government agencies, which have issued many warnings about threats to our national security,” said Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) President and CEO Michael Robbins. “The time has come for the U.S. to take reasonable steps to end reliance on unsecure, subsidized technologies from PRC companies and to invest in U.S. and allied products and support security and fair market competition.

Robbins applauds the leadership of the Department of Commerce and the Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICTS) in taking a key step to strengthen U.S. supply chain security. “AUVSI looks forward to submitting comprehensive comments on this ANPRM and we stand ready to work closely with the incoming Trump Administration to generate a stronger, more secure drone technology supply chain.”

Read more in the white paper from AUVSI’s coalition of drone and drone component manufacturers and enterprise users: “AUVSI Partnership for Drone Competitiveness.”

Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.