In Israel this is not an issue

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The U.S Lawmakers pledge to continue support for FAA Center of Excellence (COE) for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) selected the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE), a consortium of universities headed by Mississippi State University (MSU), to lead the UAS COE.

The FAA expects the COE to begin research in 2015 and be fully operational in 2016 in its exploration of evolving new technological developments regarding unmanned aircraft and their uses, including detect-and-avoid technology, low-altitude operations safety, privacy safeguards, and other areas. Research will also involve the deployment of UAS for emergency response, biofuel and clean fuel technologies, law enforcement activities, and agricultural and environmental monitoring.

According to HomeLand Security News Wire members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives last week pledged to continue their support for a newly-designated FAA Center of Excellence (COE) for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) which will research and develop technologies and policies for the use of unmanned aerial systems, or drones, in the United States.

And while this happens in the U.S, in Israel there are no signs that the government has even looked at the issue. Instead, the situation in Israel causes almost an endless war between the different UAS manufacturers with some reaching a point where it’s hard for them to survive.

“Israel for many years has been a Super Power in UAS , but the lack of a centralized thinking especially in the research aspect ,has already caused damages and will cause more” a senior source told    I-HLS.