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Leaflets Dropped Over NFL Games Revive Drone Concerns

A Northern California man was cited for flying a drone over two NFL games this weekend and dropping political leaflets over the stadiums, reigniting concerns over remote aircraft at major sports events. Federal and local laws prohibit flying drones near …

Allianz: Commercial Drone Growth Brings Benefits, Risk

More drones in the skies raise a number of new safety concerns, ranging from collisions and crashes to cyberattacks and terrorism, according to the latest risk report from Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS): Rise of the Drones: Managing the …

Near Collision Between Commercial Jet and Drone Over Florida

U.S. officials say an airliner nearly collided with a drone in the sky over Florida in March. Jim Williams of the Federal Aviation Administration’s unmanned aircraft systems office acknowledged the incident Thursday at a San Francisco drone conference, citing it …