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Supply chain gaps

Flight controllers and onboard computers

Subsystem

The boards and chips that fly the drone and run autonomy software, including circuit cards.

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Related updates

October 13, 2026FCCFCC stops authorizing new devices that contain logic-bearing parts made by companies on the FCC Covered ListStarting October 13, 2026, the FCC will not grant new equipment authorization to any device that contains logic-bearing parts made by companies on the FCC Covered List. The rule is the FCC's Third Report and Order (FCC 26-50, ET Docket 21-232), published in the Federal Register on September 11, 2026 (91 FR 57798).
Source: DroneXL
June 30, 2026ProgramsArmy depots start making small drone partsArmy Materiel Command opened an advanced manufacturing facility for small drones at Tobyhanna Army Depot, Pennsylvania, which makes brushless motors and circuit cards. Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, makes drone frames, and Red River Army Depot, Texas, makes batteries. The Army aims for these parts to be on the Department's Blue List so the military and industry can buy them.
Source: Defense Contract Management Agency; Army Materiel Command

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