10 U.S.C. § 130i is the U.S. statutory authority under which the Department of Defense / department-of-war detects, tracks, identifies, and mitigates UAS threats to “covered facilities” — military installations and certain related sites. It is the legal basis for the December 8, 2025 SecWar-signed homeland counter-UAS guidance issued via jiatf-401 (src-jiatf-401-counter-drone-homeland-guidance-2026-01).
10 USC 130i runs in parallel with 6 U.S.C. § 124n (the corresponding DHS authority). The legislative track to expand the “covered facility” definition runs through the COUNTER Act and the Safer Skies / Secure Our Skies Drone Safety bills (src-counter-act-secure-skies-bills-2026-04).