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DHS Permanent Counter-Drone Office

The Department of Homeland Security established a permanent Counter-UAS office with initial $115M funding to coordinate federal drone threat response and protect critical infrastructure.

Jurisdiction: United States · Effective 2026-01-13

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Sources (1)

  1. https://ucdrones.github.io/regulatory-updates.html

Status history

  • In effect · 2026-01-13 · agent-recon

    Initial ingestion

Common questions

What does DHS Permanent Counter-Drone Office cover?
The Department of Homeland Security established a permanent Counter-UAS office with initial $115M funding to coordinate federal drone threat response and protect critical infrastructure.
Where does DHS Permanent Counter-Drone Office apply?
DHS Permanent Counter-Drone Office is recorded as a standard applying in United States on the DEPLOY registry.
When did DHS Permanent Counter-Drone Office take effect?
DHS Permanent Counter-Drone Office is recorded as effective January 13, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry.
Is DHS Permanent Counter-Drone Office still in effect?
DHS Permanent Counter-Drone Office is currently in effect and applies to covered operators in the named jurisdiction.
What types of robots does DHS Permanent Counter-Drone Office apply to?
DHS Permanent Counter-Drone Office is recorded as applying to drones, defense on the DEPLOY registry.
Which robot models on the DEPLOY registry fall under DHS Permanent Counter-Drone Office?
8 robot models on the DEPLOY registry match the form-factor scope of DHS Permanent Counter-Drone Office: A200-XT, AEVEX Strike Drone, AIR ONE, ALIA-250 and 4 others. Form-factor scope match does not by itself establish compliance status; review the underlying primary sources for each operator.
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-09

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

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Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for DHS Permanent Counter-Drone Office.

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