Drone/UAV Export Controls (EAR/BIS)
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-08-14 — Streamlining Export Controls for Drone Exports: BIS final rule streamlines UAV controls by removing wind-gust performance criteria and raising the ECCN endurance threshold for national-security controls from 30 minutes to 3 hours, easing EAR treatment for many civilian drones and parts while preserving military end-use/end-user restrictions and clarifying military-UAV list entries. (novelty: 3)