(NewsNation) — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is expected to make an announcement Tuesday related to drone use in the United States.
The briefing will be streamed from this story at 11:15 a.m. EDT.
Police using drones to respond to 911 calls
In March, Duffy said the Federal Aviation Administration planned to propose rules in a “relatively short” timeframe that would expand the use of drones for services including deliveries, Reuters reported.
“We’re in the stages of developing a rule to make sure we can give more authority and clarity to those who are developing these drones,” Duffy told reporters while on a tour of the Amazon Prime Air drone headquarters.
Multiple federal and state agencies have increased their use of drones in recent months, with police departments deploying drones to assist with calls and U.S. Customs and Border Protection placing surveillance blimps alongside the Texas-Mexico border.
