NEW YORK: A report from Government Accountability Office stated that the US Customs and Border Protection drones spent more than 80 percent of their time in border and coastal areas.
It further said that GAO researchers looked at flight hour data for CBP drones, or unmanned aerial systems, from fiscal year 2011 to April 2014 and found that roughly a fifth of the drones’ flight hours took place in restricted or foreign airspace.
It further mentioned that GAO researchers note that DHS drones aren’t restricted to border areas by law, though they are limited by Federal Aviation Administration requirements and CBP policies.
