WC Docket No. 18-89, ET Docket No. 21-232, EA Docket No. 21-233

The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) maintains a list of equipment and services (Covered List) that have been determined to “pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of United States persons.”1 Pursuant to section 2 of the Secure and Trusted Communications
Networks Act of 2019 (Secure Networks Act)2 and sections 1.50002(a) and 1.50003 of the Commission’s
rules,3

PSHSB announces the exemption of certain uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and UAS critical components from the Covered List. National Security Determinations. On December 21, 2025, the Commission received a National Security Determination from an Executive Branch interagency body, including several appropriate national security agencies, determining (among other things) that UAS produced in a foreign country pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States and to the safety and security of U.S. persons.4

The National Security Determination concluded that such UAS and UAS critical components should be included on the FCC’s Covered List, unless the Department of War (DoW) or the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) makes a specific determination to the FCC that a given UAS or class of UAS, or a specific UAS critical component, does not pose such risks. Accordingly, the Commission

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1, Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019, Pub. L. No. 116-124, 133 Stat. 158 (2020) (codified as amended at 47 U.S.C. §§ 1601-1609) (Secure Networks Act); 47 CFR §§ 1.50002, 1.50003. For the current version of the Covered List, see Federal Communications Commission, List of Equipment and Services Covered By Section 2 of The Secure Networks Act, https://www.fcc.gov/supplychain/coveredlist (last updated December 22, 2025).
2, 47 U.S.C. § 1601.
3, 47 CFR §§ 1.50002(a), 1.50003; see also Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through FCC Programs, WC Docket No. 18-89, Second Report and Order, 35 FCC Rcd 14284 (2020) (Supply Chain Second Report and Order).
4, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Announces Addition of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) and UAS
Critical Components Produced Abroad, and Equipment and Services Listed In Section 1709 of the FY2025 NDAA, to FCC Covered List, WC Docket No. 18-89, Public Notice, DA 25-1086 (Dec. 22, 2025) (UAS Public Notice). Separately, the National Security Determination found similar “unacceptable risks” were posed by “all communications and video surveillance equipment and services listed in Section 1709(a)(1) of the FY25 National Defense Authorization Act.” Id. at 2

added all UAS and UAS critical components produced in a foreign country to the Covered List.5
The Commission stated, “If we receive a further specific determination from the Department of War or the
Department of Homeland Security that a given UAS, class of UAS, or UAS critical component does not
pose unacceptable risks, we will further update the Covered List.”6

On January 7, 2026, the Commission received a subsequent National Security Determination from the DoW with additional specific determinations regarding certain UAS and UAS critical components. The National Security Determination from the DoW states that:

“The DoW has determined that UAS and UAS critical components included on Defense Contract Management Agency’s (DCMA’s) Blue UAS list do not currently present unacceptable risks to the national security of the United States or to the safety and security of U.S. persons. This determination includes UAS and UAS critical components included on the Blue UAS list now and until January 1, 2027.

Additionally, until January 1, 2027, the DoW has determined that UAS and UAS critical components that qualify as ‘domestic end products’ under the Buy American Standard do not pose unacceptable risks to the national security of the United States or to the safety and security of U.S. persons.”7

Based on these findings, the DoW concluded that the following equipment should be removed from the FCC’s Covered List because it does not pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States and to the safety and security of U.S. persons: “UAS and UAS critical components included on DCMA’s Blue UAS list now and until January 1, 2027”; and “UAS and UAS critical components that qualify as ‘domestic end products’ under the Buy American Standard,” until January 1, 2027.8

The Covered List. We find that the National Security Determination constitutes a specific determination with regard to an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security or safety of United States persons pursuant to section 2 of the Secure Networks Act.9 Therefore, we conclude that the Commission is required to update the Covered List to exclude the equipment identified in this determination. We update the Covered List to exempt: UAS and UAS critical components included on DCMA’s Blue UAS Cleared List now and until January 1, 2027; and UAS and UAS critical components that qualify as “domestic end products” under the Buy American Standard (48 CFR § 25.101(a)), until January 1, 2027. PSHSB takes this action under its authority and obligation to publish and maintain the Covered
List. Sections 1.50002(a) and 1.50003 of the Commission’s rules require PSHSB to publish the Covered

5, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Announces Addition of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) and UAS Critical Components Produced Abroad, and Equipment and Services Listed In Section 1709 of the FY2025 NDAA, to FCC Covered List, WC Docket No. 18-89, Public Notice, DA 25-1086 (Dec. 22, 2025) (UAS Public Notice).
6, UAS Public Notice at 3.
7, National Security Determination at 1. The determination noted that this did not apply to devices listed in Section 1709 of the FY2025 NDAA. Id. at 1, n.2.
8, The National Security Determination stated that “For the purpose of this determination, the term ‘domestic end product’ has the meaning found in 48 CFR § 25.101(a).” See National Security Determination at 4. The “Blue UAS list” referred to in the National Security Determination is the combination of the “Blue UAS Cleared List” at https://bluelist.appsplatformportals.us/Cleared-List/ and the list of compliant UAS components and software at https://bluelist.appsplatformportals.us/Framework/. We use the term “Blue UAS Cleared List” to refer to both lists.
9 Secure Networks Act, 47 U.S.C. § 1601(b)-(d).

List on the Commission’s website, to maintain and update the Covered List, and to monitor the status of
determinations.10

The updated Covered List is attached as Appendix A to this Public Notice and is also found on
the Bureau’s website at https://www.fcc.gov/supplychain/coveredlist. 11

We note the continued availability of FCC staff guidance pursuant to sections 0.191 and 0.31(i) of the Commission’s rules. Commission staff will provide guidance to TCBs, test labs, and equipment authorization applicants on the impact of these updates.

For further information, please contact Chris Smeenk, Attorney Adviser, Operations and Emergency Management Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, at 202-418-1630 or
[email protected].

10, 47 CFR §§ 1.50002(a), 1.50003. See Supply Chain Second Report and Order, 35 FCC Rcd 14317, 14319, 14325, paras. 72, 77, 92.
11, The FCC website also contains a list of certain affiliates and subsidiaries of entities identified on the Covered List.

The list of affiliates and subsidiaries does not constitute a comprehensive list of all entities that the Commission may find, upon further examination, to qualify as relevant subsidiaries or affiliates of entities on the Covered List. Those entities, whether or not they currently provide covered communications equipment or services, are subject to the Commission’s prohibitions, such as the prohibition against obtaining authorizations for covered equipment. See Reminder: Communications Equipment And Services On The Covered List Pose An Unacceptable Risk To National

Security, National Security Advisory No. 2025-01, DA 25-927, note 3 (released October 14, 2025)

APPENDIX A

COVERED LIST (Updated January 7, 2026)*†

Covered Equipment or Services* Date of Inclusion on Covered List

Telecommunications equipment produced or provided by Huawei Technologies Company, including telecommunications or video surveillance services produced or provided by such entity or using such equipment.

March 12, 2021

Telecommunications equipment produced or provided by ZTE Corporation, including telecommunications or video surveillance services provided or provided by such entity or using such equipment.

March 12, 2021

Video surveillance and telecommunications equipment produced or provided by Hytera Communications Corporation, to the extent it is used for the purpose of public safety, security of government facilities, physical security surveillance of critical infrastructure, and other national security purposes, including telecommunications or video surveillance services produced or provided by such entity or using such equipment.

March 12, 2021

Video surveillance and telecommunications equipment produced or provided by Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company, to the extent it is used for the purpose of public safety, security of government facilities, physical security surveillance of critical infrastructure, and other national security purposes, including telecommunications or video surveillance services produced or provided by such entity or using such equipment.

March 12, 2021

Video surveillance and telecommunications equipment produced or provided by Dahua Technology Company, to the extent it is used for the purpose of public safety, security of government facilities, physical security surveillance of critical infrastructure, and other national security purposes, including telecommunications or video surveillance services produced or provided by such entity or using such equipment.

March 12, 2021

Information security products, solutions, and services supplied, directly or indirectly, by AO Kaspersky Lab or any of its predecessors, successors, parents, subsidiaries, or affiliates.

March 25, 2022

International telecommunications services provided by China Mobile International USA Inc. subject to section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934.

March 25, 2022

Telecommunications services provided by China Telecom (Americas) Corp. subject to section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934.

March 25, 2022

International telecommunications services provided by Pacific Networks Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiary ComNet (USA) LLC subject to section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934.

September 20, 2022

International telecommunications services provided by China Unicom (Americas) Operations Limited subject to section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934.

September 20, 2022

Cybersecurity and anti-virus software produced or provided by Kaspersky Lab, Inc. or any of its successors and assignees.

July 23, 2024

Uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and UAS critical components produced in a foreign country††—except, until January 1, 2027, (a) UAS and UAS critical components included on the Defense Contract Management Agency’s (DCMA’s) Blue UAS Cleared List, and

(b) UAS critical components that qualify as “domestic end products” under the Buy American Standard, 48 CFR 25.101(a)—and all communications and video surveillance equipment and services listed in Section 1709(a)(1) of the FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (Pub. L. 118-159).

December 22, 2025 Updated: January 7, 2026

*The inclusion of producers or providers of equipment or services named on this list should be read to include the subsidiaries and affiliates of such entities.

†Where equipment or services on the list are identified by category, such category should be construed to include only equipment or services capable of the functions outlined in sections 2(b)(2)(A), (B), or (C) of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019, 47 U.S.C. § 1601(b)(2)(A)-(C).