FBI Has Received Aviation Clearance For At Least Four Domestic Drone Operations -- Washington Post
The FBI has received clearance from federal aviation officials to conduct drone surveillance operations in the United States on at least four occasions since 2010, according to public records and U.S. officials.
The FBI began seeking permission in 2009 from the Federal Aviation Administration to fly drones domestically and received authorization for its first operations a year later, according to documents released Thursday by the FAA.
The documents provide virtually no detail on where the FBI has operated drones in U.S. airspace, for what purpose or how long the missions lasted. But they shed some additional light on the origins and extent of the FBI’s secretive drone program, which FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III revealed Wednesday in Senate testimony.
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More News On The FBI's Drone Surveillance Program
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FBI uses drones on US soil: Senators want assurances on privacy -- Christian Science Monitor
Mueller: FBI uses drones for surveillance -- Bloomberg Businessweek
FBI chief admits use of spy drones within U.S. (Video) -- Examiner
Where Is the Paper Trail for the FBI's Drone Use? -- Motherboard
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