He said that there are plans to have an unmanned aerial system at the northern border for surveying.

Its important markets include cyber security, intelligence, communications and unmanned aerial systems.

The rule represents an important, long-delayed step toward establishing comprehensive regulations for flying small unmanned aerial systems and integrating them into the national airspace.

In June, U.S. President Donald Trump said that "domestic production capability for small unmanned aerial systems is essential to the national defense."

Under its FAA partnership, Raleigh, North Carolina-based PrecisionHawk will test its low-altitude tracking and avoidance system for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) on farmlands.