FAA bans drones over the Rock Island Arsenal [Moline Dispatch and Rock Island Argus, Ill.]
FAA bans drones over the Rock Island Arsenal [Moline Dispatch and Rock Island Argus, Ill.] Dec. 31—The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday it was restricting the use of drones over the Rock Island Arsenal, calling the military installation a “national security sensitive location.” The FAA also restricted the airspace over Biometric Technology Center in Clarksburg, W.Va., banning the use of drones, which the government refers to as unmanned aircraft systems. “Restrictions on these Department of Defense facilities are to address concerns about drone activity over securit...