Citing drones' ability to provide new, low-cost capabilities for public safety, agriculture, commerce and transportation, the Trump administration has issued plans for accelerating the integration of unmanned aerial systems into the national airspace.
A memo signed by President Donald Trump on Oct. 25 calls for an UAS Integration Pilot Program to be stood up within the next 90 days. Under the program, the Federal Aviation Administration will work with state, local and tribal governments to establish UAS testing zones and build a regulatory framework for unmanned systems operation....continued ...