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Drone Service Providers Alliance Seeks Country-Agnostic Security Standard
The Drone Service Providers Alliance is urging Congress to establish a country-agnostic security standard for drones, following a Department of Homeland Security report that highlighted significant capability differences between Blue UAS and covered-nation drones. The report found that three of the five Blue UAS tested could not hold position in Manhattan, and that the drones from covered nations outperformed them in several areas. The DSPA is asking Congress to name a federal agency to test the security of every drone flying in US airspace, and to apply the results to determine which drones public safety agencies can buy. This request was first reported by DroneXL.