John-Paul Clarke

Georgia Institute of Technology

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Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology and Co-Chair of the Committee on Autonomy Research for Civil Aviation at the National Academy of Sciences

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The US leads the world in producing unmanned aircraft, or drones. In other countries, drones are already being used for business.

Big Business Is Ready for Drones, but What about the Feds?

The US leads the world in producing unmanned aircraft, or drones. In other countries, drones are already being used for business.

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The US leads the world in producing unmanned aircraft, or drones. In other countries, drones are already being used for business.

Big Business Is Ready for Drones, but What about the Feds?

The US leads the world in producing unmanned aircraft, or drones. In other countries, drones are already being used for business.

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