Drones Beware: Feds Launch Task Force to Guard American Skies
Published Date: 6/11/2025
Presidential Document
Summary
The government is stepping up to keep American skies safe from dangerous drones used by criminals and bad actors. A new task force will work fast to stop illegal drone flights near important places like military bases, big events, and prisons. This means stronger rules and smarter tech coming soon to protect everyone—and it’s happening right now!
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New Federal Task Force to Secure Airspace
The President established a Federal Task Force to Restore American Airspace Sovereignty chaired by the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. The Task Force will review operational, technical, and regulatory frameworks and make recommendations to protect the public, critical infrastructure, mass gatherings, and military installations.
FAA Rulemaking to Restrict Drone Flights
The FAA must promptly submit a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to OMB and the Task Force to establish the statutorily required process for restricting drone flights over fixed-site facilities and must promulgate a final rule as soon as practicable after the NPRM. This will create formal regulatory limits on drone operations over certain facilities.
NOTAMs/TFRs Published in Open Format for Drones
Within 180 days of the order, the FAA must make Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) and Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) freely available online in an open format that can be easily accepted for drone geofencing and aircraft navigation systems. This aims to make geofencing and navigation systems able to ingest official airspace restrictions.
Real-Time Access to Remote ID Personal Data
Within 60 days, the FAA shall provide, to the extent permitted by law, automated real-time access to personal identifying information associated with UAS remote identification signals to appropriate federal and SLTT agencies for enforcing federal or state law, with national security and privacy safeguards.
Grants for SLTT Buy Detection Equipment
Within 30 days, the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security must ensure their departments' grant programs permit otherwise eligible State, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) agencies to receive grants to purchase UAS or equipment or services for detection, tracking, or identification of drones and drone signals, consistent with legal authorities.
Potential Tougher Criminal Penalties for UAS Violations
The Attorney General shall, on a recurring basis, submit to the President legislative proposals that would revise criminal penalties for violations of restricted airspace. This signals possible future increases in criminal penalties for unlawful drone operations.
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