Commercial drone use in the US is set to increase tenfold over the next four years, predicts its regulatory body the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
According to the FAA, since its online system went live in April last year, more than 44,000 commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have been registered. The FAA predicts that this number will rise to 420,000 by 2021.
In its FAA Aerospace Forecast for 2017-2037, the body says: “The commercial drone sector is very dynamic and appears to be at an early stage of growth. Unlike the hobbyist sector, FAA anticipates that growth in this sector will continue to accelerate over the next few years.”
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