7A116 Category 7A

Flight control systems and “parts” and “components”, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).

Category 7: Navigation and Avionics

Reasons for control

MT: Missile technology
AT: Anti-terrorism

Country chart

Control	Column
AT applies to entire entry	AT 1
MT applies to entire entry	MT 1

List-based license exceptions

Exception	As stated in the entry
GBS	N/A
LVS	N/A

Items

Items: a. Pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical, electro-optical, or electromechanical flight control systems (including fly-by-wire and fly-by-light systems) designed or modified for UAVs capable of delivering at least 500 kilograms of payload to a range of at least 300 km, other than those controlled by either USML paragraph VIII(a) or ECCN 9A610.a;
b. Attitude control equipment designed or modified for UAVs capable of delivering at least 500 kilograms of payload to a range of at least 300 km, other than those controlled by either USML paragraph VIII(a) or ECCN 9A610.a;
c. Flight control servo valves designed of modified for the systems in 7A116.a. or 7A116.b, and designed or modified to operate in a vibration environment greater than 10 g rms over the entire range between 20Hz and 2 kHz.

Related controls

(1) See 9A610.r. and 9A610.s. for items designed or modified for military UAVs. (2) See USML Category IV for items “specially designed” for use in rockets or missiles that are “subject to the ITAR.”

Notes

Note: This entry includes the systems, equipment and valves designed or modified to enable operation of manned aircraft as unmanned aerial vehicles.

Source: eCFR, version 2026-08-01, retrieved 2026-08-20T04:04:59+00:00.