Restoring American Airspace Sovereignty

The Executive Order creates a whole‑of‑government push to secure U.S. airspace against malicious or careless drone use. It establishes a National Security Council‑led task force, directs the FAA to speed new flight‑restriction rules and publish open geofencing data, empowers DOJ and DHS to enforce and fund counter‑UAS measures for state and local partners, mandates inter‑agency upgrades to drone‑detection guidance and data‑sharing, and lays groundwork for a national Counter‑UAS training center—all on rapid timelines that prioritize critical infrastructure, mass gatherings, and border security.

• National Security Council (APNSA‑led Task Force)
• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) — DOT
• Department of Transportation (DOT)
• Department of Justice (DOJ) / Attorney General
• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• Department of Defense (DoD)
• Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
• Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
• Sector Risk‑Management Agencies (SRMAs, e.g., Energy, HHS, etc.)
• State, local, tribal, territorial (SLTT) agencies (grant recipients)

Within 30 days; within 60 days; within 90 days; within 180 days; immediate.

Within 30 days — DOJ & DHS: Update grant program rules so SLTT agencies can buy counter‑UAS detection/mitigation equipment. Within 30 days — DOJ, DOT (FAA), DHS, FCC: Issue revised inter‑agency legal advisory on drone‑detection tech. Within 30 days — DOJ & DHS: Explore integrating counter‑UAS responses into Joint Terrorism Task Forces for mass events. Within 60 days — FAA: Provide automated real‑time access to Remote ID personal‑identification data to Federal & SLTT enforcers (with privacy safeguards). Within 60 days — DHS & FAA (with SRMAs): Publish guidance for private critical‑infrastructure owners on drone‑detection tech. Within 90 days — DHS & DOJ (with DoD & DOT): Recommend to the President whether borders, airports, Federal sites, critical infrastructure, and military assets should become covered counter‑UAS “facilities/assets.” Within 180 days — FAA: Post NOTAM and TFR data online in an open format usable for drone geofencing/navigation. Promptly — FAA: Submit NPRM to OMB & Task Force establishing the Section 2209 fixed‑site flight‑restriction process. ASAP after NPRM — FAA: Issue final Section 2209 rule defining and protecting critical‑infrastructure airspace. Recurring — DOJ: Send the President legislative proposals to toughen criminal penalties for restricted‑airspace violations. Ongoing — DOJ & DHS (with DoD, DOT / FAA, OMB, FCC): Stand up National Counter‑UAS Training Center and prioritize training for FIFA World Cup 2026 and 2028 Olympics security.

No known legal challenges.