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The move came as
U.S. officials and the country's private sector worry about the
possible use of dangerous or hostile drones at locations such as
military bases, airports and sports stadiums.
The FAA and U.S. Defense Department agreed to restrict drone
flights within the boundaries of the military facilities
effective April 14, the FAA said in a statement. This marked the
first time the FAA had instituted airspace restrictions that
specifically applied only to drones, the agency said.
The facilities include bases and testing centers across the
United States.
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The FAA said it was considering additional requests from federal
security and intelligence agencies for drone restrictions.
The FAA previously banned all drones from a 15-mile radius of
Reagan National Airport near Washington that covers the Pentagon
and U.S. government facilities. They are also banned around
major sports stadiums when games take place.
Last month, the FAA said it estimated the fleet of small
hobbyist drones would more than triple from an estimated 1.1
million vehicles in 2016 to more than 3.5 million by 2021.
The agency also estimated the commercial drone fleet would grow
from 42,000 at the end of 2016 to about 442,000 aircraft by
2021. The FAA said there could be as many as 1.6 million
commercial drones in use by 2021.
(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Andrew Hay)
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