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Dec. 23, 2015

Attack of the drone: The feds strike back

Small unmanned aerial vehicles, aka drones, are one of the hottest gifts of this holiday season, with the FAA estimating that over 1.6 million small drones will be sold in 2015. By Terri Highsmith and Len Aslanian

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By Terri Highsmith and Len Aslanian

Small unmanned aerial vehicles, aka drones, are one of the hottest gifts of this holiday season. The Federal Aviation Administration estimates that over 1.6 million small drones will be sold in 2015, most in the final quarter of the year. The FAA classifies small drones as those models between 0.5 and 55 lbs. Their small size can be misleading, however, because some small drones can fly hundreds of feet in the a...

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