Regulation · Safety standard
FAA Part 108: Normalizing UAS Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight Operations
The FAA's dedicated BVLOS rule for unmanned aircraft. NPRM released 2025-08-07 (Docket FAA-2025-1908); comment period reopened January 2026; not finalized as of mid-2026. Will normalize routine BVLOS drone operations (delivery, infrastructure inspection) without case-by-case waivers.
Jurisdiction: United States
Machine-readable surfaces
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Common questions
- What does FAA Part 108: Normalizing UAS Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight Operations cover?
- The FAA's dedicated BVLOS rule for unmanned aircraft. NPRM released 2025-08-07 (Docket FAA-2025-1908); comment period reopened January 2026; not finalized as of mid-2026. Will normalize routine BVLOS drone operations (delivery, infrastructure inspection) without case-by-case waivers.
- Where does FAA Part 108: Normalizing UAS Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight Operations apply?
- FAA Part 108: Normalizing UAS Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight Operations is recorded as a safety_standard applying in United States on the DEPLOY registry.
- Is FAA Part 108: Normalizing UAS Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight Operations still in effect?
- FAA Part 108: Normalizing UAS Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight Operations is currently in effect and applies to covered operators in the named jurisdiction.
- What types of robots does FAA Part 108: Normalizing UAS Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight Operations apply to?
- FAA Part 108: Normalizing UAS Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight Operations is recorded as applying to drones on the DEPLOY registry.
- Which robot models on the DEPLOY registry fall under FAA Part 108: Normalizing UAS Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight Operations?
- 8 robot models on the DEPLOY registry match the form-factor scope of FAA Part 108: Normalizing UAS Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight Operations: AeroVironment P550, AeroVironment Puma, AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600), Anduril Bolt and 4 others. Form-factor scope match does not by itself establish compliance status; review the underlying primary sources for each operator.
Methodology: Claimed (not independently verified) · no sources on file · last reviewed 2026-06-05
Verification posture
Claimed (not independently verified)
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-06-05
Architectural position
Cohort: aerial
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for FAA Part 108: Normalizing UAS Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight Operations.Canonical ID 7a43cbb7-0602-4a60-98b4-618e3bfcc9ab