U.S. falling behind in global UAS integration

As reported by Joan Lowy of The Associated Press…

U.S. lags as commercial drones take off around the globe

FAA officials say rules to address the special safety challenges associated with unmanned aircraft need to be in place before they can share the sky with manned aircraft.

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Mark Lennihan / The Associated Pres – Brian Wilson launches his small drone equipped with a video camera to fly over the scene of the explosion Wednesday that leveled two apartment buildings in East Harlem in New York.

Read the complete story in the March 16th online edition of The Seattle Times…

U.S. lags as commercial drones take off around the globe

Rich Hanson
AMA Government and Regulatory Affairs