In order to bring drones to U.S. skies the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of America has selected six site operators to research and test unmanned aircraft across the country.
Three universities named the University of Alaska, Virginia Tech and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi as well as Griffiss International Airport in upstate New York, the state of Nevada and the North Dakota Department of Commerce were among the FAA's picks announced Monday.
Drones have been used mainly for military purposes and other government-sponsored activities like border surveillance and environmental monitoring. But the FAA has been working on regulations for the use of commercial drones, projected to be a multibillion-dollar industry.
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