About the Trump Administration’s June 6th Executive Orders
On June 6th, 2025, the Trump Administration issued two significant Executive Orders for the American Drone industry.
Read ADI’s summaries of the E.O.’s below and be sure to check out our list of critical dates below the summaries!
The Unleashing American Drone Dominance Executive Order (E.O. 13405) will ‘accelerate testing and to enable routine drone operations, scale up domestic production, and expand the export of trusted, American-manufactured drone technologies to global markets. Building a strong and secure domestic drone sector is vital to reducing reliance on foreign sources, strengthening critical supply chains, and ensuring that the benefits of this technology are delivered to the American people.’ This is the critical support our industry has long-needed. This E.O. will do the following:
Force the FAA to accelerate the timeline for the BVLOS rulemaking to have a finished rule in place by Q2 of 2026.
Push the FAA to transition from waivers to formal regulations generally, and where waivers are still relied on, facilitate their evaluation using artificial intelligence.
Support the domestic drone industrial base by supporting more government-funded research and development and giving preferential treatment and support to American drone companies.
Protect America from Chinese drones masquerading as American companies through the creation of a specialized Entities List as well as directing the Secretary of Commerce to issue proposed rulemaking and start investigations into threats and exploitations of the American drone market.
Read ADI’s full analysis of the UADD E.O. here!
The Restoring American Airspace Sovereignty Executive Order (E.O. 14307) increases domestic monitoring of drone operations across the United States, a need brought into sharp focus after Ukraine’s execution of the Spider’s Web attacks in Russia on June 1st. ADI applauds the Trump Administration’s efforts to improve the security of our National Airspace System (NAS). This E.O. requires the FAA to share the burden of monitoring drones with state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) agencies, representing a major shift in the enforcement of the FAA’s drone regulations. This increased enforcement responsibility by local law enforcement officers will likely lead to more scrutiny and monitoring for all drone operators across the U.S.
While clearly not the intended target of these regulations, we expect that ag-drone operators will face increased scrutiny, as SLTTs experience pressure from leadership to improve drone-operation monitoring.
Relevant Dates From the June 6th, 2025 Executive Orders
July 7th, 2025 (+31 Days)*
Unleashing American Drone Dominance (E.O. 13405)
The Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), shall issue a proposed rule enabling routine Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations for UAS for commercial and public safety purposes. A final rule shall be published within 240 days of the date of this order, as appropriate. (E.O. 13405(§4(a))
The Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the FAA, shall establish clear metrics for assessing the performance and safety of BVLOS operations, and within 180 days of the date of this order, shall identify and describe additional regulatory barriers and challenges to BVLOS implementation, with recommendations to the President through the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) for addressing such issues expeditiously and informing future rulemaking or legislative actions. (E.O. 13405(§4(b))
The Secretary of Commerce shall designate the export of United States-manufactured civil UAS as a priority area within the Department of Commerce’s export promotion efforts and shall coordinate interagency initiatives to expand market access, reduce foreign trade barriers, and promote international interoperability.(E.O. 13405(§7(b))
Restoring American Airspace Sovereignty (E.O. 13407)
Department of Homeland Security must “ensure that their… grant programs permit otherwise eligible State, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) agencies to receive grants to purchase UAS or equipment or services for the detection, tracking, or identification of drones and drone signals…” (E.O. 13407 §6(c))
The Attorney General, the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission shall revise the August 2020 “Advisory on the Application of Federal Laws to the Acquisition and Use of Technology to Detect and Mitigate Unmanned Aircraft Systems” to reflect relevant developments in Federal law and regulations addressing drones. (E.O. 13407 §7(b))
the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall explore integrating counter-UAS operational responses as part of Joint Terrorism Task Forces for the purpose of protecting mass gathering events. (E.O. 13407 §9(a))
August 5th, 2025 (+60 Days)
Unleashing American Drone Dominance (E.O. 13405)
No relevant deadlines for E.O. 13405
Restoring American Airspace Sovereignty (E.O. 13407)
The Administrator of the FAA shall provide, to the extent permitted by law, including the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), automated real-time access to personal identifying information associated with UAS remote identification signals to appropriate executive departments and agencies and SLTT agencies for the purposes of enforcing applicable Federal or State law, with appropriate national security and privacy safeguards. (E.O. 13407 §7(d))
The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Administrator of the FAA, in coordination with the heads of other SRMAs as appropriate, shall publish guidance to aid private critical infrastructure owners or operators in employing technologies to detect, track, and identify drones and drone signals. (E.O. 13407 §7(d))
September 4th, 2025 (+90 Days)
Unleashing American Drone Dominance (E.O. 13405)
To ensure that vital components remain under American control and free from national security risks, the Secretary of Commerce shall take actions, including proposing rulemaking and conducting investigations, to secure the United States drone supply chain against foreign control or exploitation. (E.O. 13405 §7(c))
Restoring American Airspace Soveriegnty (E.O. 13407)
The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation, shall submit a recommendation to the President, through the APNSA, using risk-based assessment as defined in 6 U.S.C. 124n(k)(8), on whether the northern and southern land borders; large airports; Federal facilities; critical infrastructure; and military installations, facilities, and assets should be designated as covered facilities or assets under 6 U.S.C. 124n and 10 U.S.C. 130i and whether any changes to law would be necessary relating to such designation. (E.O. 13407 §8(a))
October 6th, 2025 (+122 Days)*
Unleashing American Drone Dominance (E.O. 13405)
The Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the FAA, shall initiate the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in and expedite the review of UAS waiver applications under 14 C.F.R. part 107. These AI tools shall: support performance- and risk-based evaluation of proposed operations; identify materially similar precedents and recommend consistent mitigation measures; assist the FAA in identifying categories of operations with sufficient safety data or recurring approval patterns that may warrant further rulemaking to eliminate the need for individualized waivers; and be used in accordance with guidance on Federal use of AI as detailed in Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-25-21. (E.O. 13405 §4(c))
Restoring American Airspace Sovereignty (E.O. 13407)
No relevant deadlines for E.O. 13407
December 3rd, 2025 (180 Days)
Unleashing American Drone Dominance (E.O. 13405)
The Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the FAA, shall establish clear metrics for assessing the performance and safety of BVLOS operations, and within 180 days of the date of this order, shall identify and describe additional regulatory barriers and challenges to BVLOS implementation, with recommendations to the President through the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) for addressing such issues expeditiously and informing future rulemaking or legislative actions. (E.O. 13405(§4(b))
Restoring American Airspace Sovereignty (E.O. 13407)
The FAA shall make freely available online Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) and Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) in an open format easily accepted for drone geofencing and Aircraft Navigation and Guidance system purposes. This online availability should supplement, but not replace, existing NOTAMs and TFR promulgation methods. (E.O. 13407 §5(c))
February 2, 2026 (241 Days)*
Unleashing American Drone Dominance (E.O. 13405)
The Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), shall issue a proposed rule enabling routine Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations for UAS for commercial and public safety purposes. A final rule shall be published within 240 days of the date of this order, as appropriate. (E.O. 13405(§4(a))
the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the FAA, shall publish an updated roadmap for the integration of civil UAS into the National Airspace System. (E.O. 13405(§5(a))
Restoring American Airspace Soveriegnty (E.O. 13407)
No relevant deadlines for E.O. 13407
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* When the date setforth in the E.O.’s land on a Saturday or sunday, the next Monday becomes the effective date.