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GAOREPORTS
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2010-08-12
U.S. Government Printing Office
2008-05-15
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GA 1.13:GAO-08-511
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Federal Actions Needed to Ensure Safety and Expand Their Potential Uses within the National Airspace System
Government and private-sector interest is growing in unmanned
aircraft systems (UAS) for use in a variety of missions such as
U.S. border protection, hurricane research, law enforcement, and
real estate photography. However, UASs can fly only after the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) conducts a case-by-case
safety analysis. GAO's research questions included (1) What are
the current and potential uses and benefits of UASs? (2) What
challenges exist in operating UASs safely and routinely in the
national airspace system? and (3) What is the federal
government's response to these challenges? To address these
questions, GAO reviewed the literature, interviewed agency
officials and aviation stakeholders, and surveyed 23 UAS experts
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GAO-08-511; Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Federal Actions Needed to Ensure Safety and Expand Their Potential Uses within the National Airspace System;
Access control
Agency missions
Aircraft
Aircraft industry
Aircraft safety
Aviation
Border security
Data collection
Federal regulations
International airspace law
International relations
Operational testing
Private sector
Program evaluation
Research and development
Safety regulation
Safety standards
State governments
Strategic planning
Surveys
Systems analysis
Transportation safety
Unmanned aerial systems
Program coordination