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FAA Permits CBP To Significantly Expand UAS Operations Along Northern Border

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Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently issued an expanded certificate of authorization (COA) to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), permitting the agency to fly unmanned aircraft missions along another 900 miles of the country's northern border with Canada. On Jan. 20 CBP flew a Predator B unmanned aircraft system (UAS) on the first long-range flight to utilize the expanded COA. The previous COA allowed unmanned flights along 300 miles of northern border, which covers an area beginning around Minot, N.D.,…

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