FAA’s Panel Fails to Agree on Need for Drone Security Measures
- Panel advising U.S. regulators failed to reach agreement
- Broadening drone flights depends on identification beacons
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A panel of industry and law enforcement officials couldn’t agree on how civilian drones should be tracked by authorities, adding uncertainty to the push for expanded commercial uses.
The advisory committee, established earlier this year by the Federal Aviation Administration, couldn’t reach consensus on key issues, such as what type of drone models should be subject to radio tracking, according to two people familiar with the deliberations. A majority of members on the committee didn’t sign on to its final report, which was submitted to the FAA last week.