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News Source Record

# News Source Record

**L-Ne / Open-source news extract** — Original media coverage of unmanned aerial systems.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Collection date | 30 December 2013 |
| Platform | Quiet Systems |
| Data label | Open-source news record // LRRK collection product |
| Handling | Public-source material. Image rights require separate verification before publication. |
| Scale | Global |
| Language | English |
| Terms matched | drones; unmanned aircraft; unmanned aerial vehicle; UAV |

## Bibliographic

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Outlet | BBC News |
| Title | US announces six drone test sites |
| Dateline | — |
| First publisher | yes |
| Original URL | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-25552825 |
| Archive URL | — |
| Dedup key | 2013-12-30|bbc|faa-six-drone-test-sites |
| Source grade | B1 |

## Record

**Verified extract — [Fact — B1]** BBC reported the FAA picked Alaska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Texas and Virginia to host commercial-drone test sites as part of a programme to develop safety and operational rules by end of 2015. Huerta said safety was the priority; pilots would be notified where drones fly. Decision followed a 10-month process, 24 states. Site roles as stated: University of Alaska — seven climate zones from Hawaii to Oregon; Griffiss — congested northeast integration; North Dakota Commerce — human impact and temperate climate; Nevada — ATC and operator standards; Texas A&M — safety requirements and airworthiness testing; Virginia Tech — operational and technical risk. A UAV could cost a police department as little as $25/hour versus hundreds for a helicopter. FAA estimate: 7,500 aircraft five years after widespread access. ACLU December report warned every move would be “monitored, tracked, recorded and scrutinised.” Teal Group: worldwide commercial market could top $89bn in the next decade; industry study >70,000 jobs in three years.

**Kinematic object.** Six named FAA commercial-drone test sites and their stated research tasks

**Coverage frame.** regulatory

## Source integrity

- Why this is treated as an original
- Wire reprint status: BBC original write-up of the FAA announcement with per-site research tasks not identical to the AP lead.
- What was excluded

- Same-day as AP/Ars; filed as a separate original because BBC is first publisher of this text and the per-site task list.
- Related-story dates on this page also lock BBC DJI (1 Nov) and BBC Amazon (2 Dec).

## LRRK relevance

Control Fabric / Passport. Per-site research missions for civil UAS integration.

*LRRK — security assurance for systems that sense, move, and act.*

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