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FAA Expecting Numerous Proposals For UAV Test Sites

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, February 28th, 2013

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The Federal Aviation Administration anticipates receiving numerous proposals under a solicitation seeking six test sites for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as part of plans to integrate drones into national airspace over the next several years, the head of the agency said yesterday. “We’re expecting that we will receive a lot of proposals. There has been very significant interest in this,” FAA Administrator Michael Huerta told the aviation subpanel of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The FAA released a…

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