WASHINGTON: In a considerable advancement, the Trump administration on Friday relaxed standards for exporting drones to friendly nations.
Under the new policy, drones that fly at speeds listed below 800 km per hour are no longer based on the Rocket Innovation Control Program (MTCR).
” This action, which is consistent with the MTCR standards will increase the United States’s nationwide security by enhancing abilities of its partners and increase financial security by opening the expanding drones market to the United States market, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany stated in a statement.
” This policy modification modernises our approach to implementing our MTCR commitments. It makes it more reflective of the technological realities,” Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs Clarke Cooper told press reporters during a teleconference.
” It helps our allies, it helps our partners – it assists them all fulfill their urgent nationa
