US Regulations Seek To Expand AAM, Restrict Drones

Here’s a breakdown of key drone, UAS, and AAM regulations from the past month.

Jack Daleo

Monday, May 15, 2023 at 07:26 PM ET

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DJI’s Mavic 2 Enterprise (pictured) is one of several drone models facing an FCC blackout. [Photo: DJI]

Key Takeaways:

Governments at federal, state, and international levels are actively establishing regulatory frameworks for a new era of aviation, encompassing drones, Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), and eVTOL aircraft.
In the U.S., a significant legislative push exists to restrict or ban foreign-manufactured drones, particularly from China and Russia, for government use due to national security concerns.
The FAA is progressing with AAM integration, targeting the certification of the first eVTOL aircraft for commercial operations by late 2024, while internationally, collaborations (e.g., India-EU) and specific regulatory initiatives (e.g., EASA's air taxi noise assessment) are shaping global standards.

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As federal officials, state lawmakers, and agencies such as the FAA tackle the massive aviation industry, they now must also contend with regulating an entirely new sphere of companies, technologies, safety protocols, and more.

A new era of aviation—encompassing drones, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), advanced air mobility (AAM), electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL), and other new ways to fly— is coming. Now, around the country, federal and state lawmakers are trying to figure out how to manage it.