Earlier this year, Brian Wynne called for a deeper national commitment to UAS research and development. Now the president and CEO of the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) is praising an FAA announcement he expects will make innovation easier.

In response to the FAA’s plan regarding “blanket” authorizations for public aircraft authorizations at the six UAS test sites, Wynne says, “This new policy will make it easier for the test sites to perform the research needed to safely integrate UAS into the national airspace system. It is an exciting time for the unmanned aircraft systems industry and policies like this help further advance UAS innovation.”