NPCA Study Advocates for Exploring Civilian, Commercial Use of UAS
Aviation Today
The integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the national airspace system (NAS) by FAA’s 2015 deadline has the potential to create jobs and new technological applications for the civilian, commercial and scientific use of UAS, a new study from the National Center for Policy Analysis (NPCA) says.
NPCA said the negative connotation associated with unmanned aircraft resulting from the drone strikes carried out by the U.S. military in the Middle East have created public hostility towards UAS integration. FAA has projected 30,000 unmanned aircraft to be flying in the NAS by 2020, which has raised privacy concerns from groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), who claim the integration could give law enforcement and government the right to spy on citizens in violation of the fourth amendment.
