Let’s cut to it. This is not about security. It is politics and lobbying, and the FCC and NDAA language show it. Buckle in, we're gonna start dropping some "common sense" bombs. On December 22, 2025, the FCC put foreign UAS and their critical components on the Covered List . At the same time, NDAA text pushes scaling domestic production and reducing reliance on foreign parts. That is industrial policy dressed as national security. Here is the contradiction in one line. If th