FAA ( FAA ) has said it is backing innovative ideas about drones operating in commercial airspace with $6m of matching funding. It has called for proposals and said it expected at least seven schemes to win awards of $ 425,000-$850,000 . White papers are due by September and full proposals September , with awards announced in the end of June 2019 . FAA officials expect to make awards on that call by the end of September. The The US Federal Aviation Administration said schemes had to have passed initial research stages and be almost viable, with companies involved having to show an existing FAA contract or that funding would allow it a contract with a test site.
FAA ( FAA ) has said it is backing innovative ideas about drones operating in commercial airspace with $6m of matching funding. It has called for proposals and said it expected at least seven schemes to win awards of $ 425,000-$850,000 . White papers are due by September and full proposals September , with awards announced in the end of June 2019 . The The US Federal Aviation Administration said schemes had to have passed initial research stages and be almost viable, with companies involved having to show an existing FAA contract or that funding would allow it a contract with a test site.