Overview

• The executive orders direct the FAA to expedite rules for beyond-visual-line-of-sight drone flights and launch an eVTOL integration pilot program for flying taxis and cargo transport.
• A federal task force is created to monitor drone activity at sensitive sites, expand counter-drone capabilities and support state and local law enforcement.
• Procurement rules will prioritize American-made drones and the administration will promote exports of U.S.-manufactured unmanned aircraft.
• One order tasks the FAA with repealing the 1973 ban on overland supersonic flight and setting new noise standards for commercial supersonic jets.
• The FAA is also ordered to deploy artificial intelligence tools to accelerate waiver reviews and update its roadmap for integrating drones into the national airspace system.