Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
FAA, Pentagon Prohibit Drone Flights Over U.S. Military Sites
The FAA action to prevent drone flights over 133 military facilities is the first time it has instituded drone-specific airspace restrictions.
Gen. John Hyten, commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, tours F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming. (Photo: U.S. Air Force)
Gen. John Hyten, commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, tours F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming. (Photo: U.S. Air Force)

The Federal Aviation Administration has carved out no-drone zones over 133 military facilities in the U.S. as the government steps up efforts to marshal what potentially could be millions of small commercial and recreational drones entering the airspace in the next few years. Drone flights from the surface to 400 feet above the facilities are prohibited as of April 14, the agency said.