Launch of FAA's New Drone Integration Program

Today I joined Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta in marking the launch of the FAA’s new drone integration pilot program, which was announced last month. North Dakota’s expertise in UAS, coupled with the FAA’s new pilot project, provides an opportunity to expand awareness of the benefits of UAS in growing the economy and creating new jobs in a wide variety of sectors. The President and Secretary Chao are offering this opportunity for drone integration in the national airspace. Exciting and innovative companies represented here today along with local and state governments are going to be starting new projects. In North Dakota, we’ve been working on these endeavors for 12 years and we have an amazing array of resources.