The proposed rules for integrating unmanned aerial systems into the national airspace may be published before the end of this year, according to a report in the National Defense Industrial Association blog on Tuesday. The rules "will open the door to a lot of commercial operations that aren't authorized today," according to Jim Williams, manager of the FAA's UAS integration office. Williams provided the update during a program review last week with the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, according to NDIA. "We're taking great strides to authorize commercial operations in the U.S., and the small unmanned aircraft systems rule that we've all been waiting on so long is getting really close to being done," Williams said.
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