Third Of FAA’s UAS Incidents Were ‘Close Encounters’

An independent analysis of the latest unmanned aerial system (UAS) sighting reports released by the FAA concludes that slightly more than one-third of incidents involved close encounters, and one-third of those involved multi-engine jet aircraft. The 582 sightings reported between Aug. 21, 2015, and...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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