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Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

Aircraft that operate without a pilot on board, often referred to as drones.

Homeland Security Act of 2002

A federal law that established the Department of Homeland Security and outlined its responsibilities for national security.

Covered Foreign Adversaries

Foreign governments or groups identified as posing a significant threat to U.S. national security, typically including certain nations and terrorist organizations.

Critical Infrastructure

Systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that their incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating effect on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination thereof. Examples include power grids, water systems, and transportation networks.

Global Proliferation

The widespread and rapid spread or increase of something, in this context, unmanned aircraft systems.

Kinetic Strikes

Attacks that involve physical force or motion, typically through projectiles or explosions.

Counter-UAS Systems

Technologies and methods used to detect, track, identify, and/or defeat unmanned aircraft systems that pose a threat.