Mike Sena, president of the National Fusion Center Association, Joseph Mabin, deputy chief of the Kansas City, Missouri police, and Travis Nelson, director of the Maryland Governor’s Office of Homeland Security, are sworn in before testifying at a Congressional House Committee hearing on homeland security on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 24, 2026. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)
A drone carries a Walmart package during the launch event of their drone delivery service with Wing in Houston on Jan. 15, 2026. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
The agency is extending its comment period and seeking additional insights on aircraft location-tracking devices, detection technologies and safety standards.
A DJI Mavic Pro 3 camera sits the ground ready for take off on Jan. 12, 2026 in New Brighton, United Kingdom. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
In lieu of congressional action, U.S. officials are planning to train and deputize state and local partners to address authority gaps for counter unmanned aircraft systems.
A DJI Mavic 3 drone flies past a U.S. government surveillance tower near the U.S.-Mexico border on Sept. 27, 2022, in Yuma, Ariz. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)Images)
Drone flying at the airport near an aircraft leading to a possible crash or accident. Illegal UAV flight inside the airport conceptual montage. (Image credit: Getty Images / Joel Papalini).
There has long been concern about the ability to replace equipment losses during a large-scale conventional war. A senior Air Force official believes autonomous systems and software…