Millions of agile and easy-to-fly quadcopters and other drones are sold in the United States each year, with Christmas providing the latest boost. But its growing role in domestic drone defense is an important and little-debated shift. Security concerns, including from the FBI, have held up regulations that would allow much broader use of drones for business. On a late night in June, four drones were captured on security cameras flying across from the Pentagon, according to an incident report. The areas covered reach far beyond the posts themselves but represent just a fraction of the federal no-fly area for drones.

Source: Washington Post January 13, 2018 21:34 UTC