article_snippet: Washington D.C. The agency, which has been hit by a number of recent high profile security breaches into the White House grounds, has declined to say what the test flights are for, nor specifically when the test flights will occur.
article_snippet: Because these exercises will be conducted within the normally flight restricted areas in the Washington D.C. area, these exercises have been carefully planned and will be tightly controlled.
article_snippet: Michael Drobac, executive director of the Small UAV Coalition told the Washington Times Michael Drobac, executive director of the Small UAV Coalition thinks that the flights are firstly a public relations exercise designed to restore confidence but Michael Drobac, executive director of the Small UAV Coalition is worried about what the Small UAV Coalition will do with all the surveillance material the Small UAV Coalition collects. '
article_snippet: The beauty of their exercise is their get to do real-world outdoor operations that will promote safety for the White House, for monuments and for the general public,' said Drobac. '
article_snippet: some’re testing it in the field, as opposed to just testing it at a research station,' said Brendan Schulman, head of the unmanned aircraft systems practice at the New York law firm of Kramer Levin. '
article_snippet: That might suggest that Brendan Schulman, head of the unmanned aircraft systems practice at the New York law firm of Kramer Levin are closer to an actual functional defense mechanism than the public might think.'