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FAA Releases Unmanned Aircraft Integration Roadmap

Gally Articola

Wednesday, November 20th, 2013

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Nov. 7 released its first unmanned aerial systems (UAS) roadmap, a major milestone toward its congressionally-mandated goal of safe UAS integration into the national airspace system. The roadmap addresses the policies, regulations, technologies and procedures needed to successfully integrate unmanned aircraft on a routine basis, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said on Nov. 7 during a presentation hosted by the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) trade group in downtown Washington. Huerta said almost all of the…

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