... border to combat cartel drones or other national security drone threats after signing an agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on April 10.
WASHINGTON — The FAA is seeking out gamers to become air-traffic controllers ...There are 11,000 ATCs currently on the job and another 4,000 trainees soon following them into service for the FAA.
“Following a thorough, data-informed SafetyRisk Assessment, we determined that these systems do not present an increased risk to the flying public,” said Bryan Bedford, FAA administrator.
FAAAdministrator Bryan Bedford said in a statement that the FAA had completed a safety assessment of the anti-drone systems used by the military and had “determined that these systems do not present an increased risk to the flying public.”.