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  • BP has been authorized to fly a Puma AE UAV similar to this one, used by the US Marine Corps in Afghanistan (Photo: Sgt. Bobby Yarbrough/USMC)
    Drones
    FAA approves first commercial overland UAV flights
    The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has waived the usual restrictions on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and is allowing the BP oil company to use a Puma AE for aerial surveys over land for the first time in the United States.