FAA Releases First UAS 'Roadmap,' Privacy Policy

FAA Privacy Policy, UAS test sites

The Federal Aviation Administration released a privacy policy on Thursday that will apply to the operators of six national test ranges for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) the agency plans to select by the end of the year. The FAA also released its first, five-year UAS “roadmap” outlining policies, regulations, technologies and procedures that will be needed to introduce unmanned aircraft into unrestricted airspace “on a routine basis.”