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Coast Guard Needs Short-Term Strategy To Fill UAV Gap, DHS IG Report Says

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Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

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By Geoff Fein The Coast Guard needs to document its short-term strategy to mitigate the maritime surveillance gap resulting from canceling the Eagle Eye Vertical Takeoff and Landing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VUAV) program, according to a report from the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) inspector general. The June 2009 report (OIG-09-82) added that Coast Guard "should continue to work with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and International Civil Aviation Organization to ensure that future unmanned aircraft acquisitions meet regulatory requirements…

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