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Air Force

Turner Touts Drones In Ohio, Pentagon

Julie Samuel

Thursday, August 15th, 2013

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An Ohio congressman who chairs a defense panel is keeping close tabs on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to allow civil unmanned aircraft in a select few areas of the country. Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) visited the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) conference in Washington on Wednesday to tout a proposal from his state to be the location of one of six initial “test ranges” where the non-military drone aircraft will be allowed to fly. The FAA Modernization…

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