LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Surveillance aircraft used by the U.S. military overseas could soon be coming to the skies above Los Angeles County.
KNX 1070′s Charles Feldman reports the Federal Aviation Administration is making it easier for local law enforcement agencies to fly unmanned drones.
The FAA has streamlined the process that would allow agencies to fly
smaller, unarmed versions of the drones that hunt down terrorists in
places such as Pakistan and Afghanistan.
While the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has not yet applied
for an application to fly drones over our skies, its Homeland Security
chief Bob Osborne said drones could be in the department’s future — with
some caveats. - [Full Article]
