Senate Armed Services GOP backs Trump’s ban on foreign drones

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EXCLUSIVE — Every Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee has issued their support for the Trump administration’s decision to block any future sales of foreign-made drones or drone components.

Last month, the Federal Communications Commission banned the import and sale of all new drone models and critical equipment made by foreign manufacturers by adding them to the so-called “Covered List” of entities deemed to “pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States.”

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