Router Drone Conditional Approvals
The FCC Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau announces that specified uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), UAS critical components, and routers have received Department of War Conditional Approvals and are therefore exempt from the FCC Covered List.
What it does The Public Notice updates the Covered List and its accompanying Conditional Approvals appendix. The newly identified approvals cover Air6 System GmbH’s listed AIR8 and AIR4 UAS and Calix, Inc.’s 7u6.2 router, part number 100-06200. The notice also republishes the broader Covered List and the existing approvals for UAS and routers, including approvals for SiFly, Mobilicom, ScoutDI, Verge, Sees.ai, Netgear, Adtran, and eero.
Who it affects The action affects manufacturers, suppliers, equipment authorization applicants, testing laboratories, telecommunications providers, and entities seeking to use or obtain FCC authorizations for covered equipment. Devices produced in foreign countries remain covered unless an applicable exception or Conditional Approval applies; staff guidance remains available to TCBs, test labs, and applicants.
Why it matters The notice illustrates how specific executive-branch determinations modify the practical scope of the Covered List without removing the broader categories of foreign-produced UAS, UAS components, or routers. It also provides an official, dated reference for the approval status and expiration periods of named devices.
Key dates and numbers
- Released May 6, 2026; DA 26-437.
- Dockets: WC 18-89, ET 21-232, and EA 21-233.
- Air6 approval terminates December 31, 2026; Calix approval terminates October 31, 2027.
- The Covered List’s foreign-produced UAS category was added December 22, 2025; foreign-produced routers were added March 23, 2026.