BIS EAR Amendment, Streamlines Export Controls on UAVs and Related Items

The Bureau of Industry and Security issued a final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations to ease national security export controls on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs/drones) and associated parts, software, and technology. Key changes include raising the endurance threshold for NS controls from 30 minutes to 3 hours, eliminating wind gust tolerance as a control parameter, and removing NS controls on...