CSPAN Hearing On Drone Threats July 17, 2022
Chairman peters drones readily accessible. The faa estimates by 2024 about 2. 4 3 million usafs including 1. 5 million recreational drums at model aircraft and about 800,000 commercial uafs will be registered to fly in u. S. Airspace. Between 2016 and 2019 Airline Pilots reported on average more than 100 drone sightings per month to the faa. Uass operating in our airspace creates higher risk of rogue drones, either failing to obey safety rules or operating with nefarious intentions, threatening manned aircraft operations, airports, Critical Infrastructure facilities and high profile widely att...