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Homeland Security

FAA Making Progress On Counter-UAS Plans

By Brian Garrett-Glaser

Friday, October 18th, 2019

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Members of the Federal Aviation Administration's Drone Advisory Committee unanimously approved recommendations for the agency to consider regarding remote identification and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) security issues, which were highlighted by a recent Blue Ribbon Task Force report on UAS Mitigation at Airports. Committee recommendations on remote ID for drones focused on efforts to encourage voluntary equipage, as the FAA has noted it is likely 24 months away from official rulemaking on that issue. The agency is scheduled to release…

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