Seeking public comment on its proposed privacy policy for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday will host an online public engagement session to overview the UAS program and take comments from participants. The FAA in February issued a Request for Proposals for six ranges that will be used to test UAS for integration into domestic airspace (Defense Daily Feb. 15). The agency plans to award the sites by the end of September. The FAA said…
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