The current process requiring the Defense Department to get approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to fly drones in U.S. airspace is unsustainable, burdensome and inefficient, said Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA), the chairman of the House Armed Services readiness subcommittee. Congress, DOD and the FAA need to move toward a situation that enables greater integration of unmanned aerial vehicles into the national airspace, he told Inside the Pentagon in a June 19 interview. "We have to give a comprehensive plan...
