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FAA Symposium – Drone identification and new powers to mitigate the clueless, the careless, and the criminals

According to a Federal Aviation Administration official, there are 10 times more drones registered in the US than manned aircraft. And, as we know, so many unmanned aerial vehicles in the hands of consumers has led to many drone incidents as well. Federal officials are urgently looking to mitigate the risk of drones in the hands of “the clueless, the careless, and the criminals” by introducing drone identification and new powers for the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security to track, disrupt and bring down unmanned aerial vehicles that pose a threat to security.

The FAA's Earl Lawrence, X's James Burgess and Amazon's Gur Kimchi discuss drone package delivery. Photo AUVSI

Amazon’s Prime Air may begin delivering packages by drone sooner than you think

Amazon Prime Air and other companies may begin delivering packages by drone as soon as this summer, according to federal regulators and industry officials. Since late last year, the White House has started to put more pressure on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to work with companies to make delivering packages by drone a reality. At the FAA UAS Symposium last week it became clear that drone deliveries may be here sooner than we think as federal officials promised drone proponents: “We’ll help you get there.”