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Unmanned aircraft project leads push to civilian drones
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20327991
Test flights of an unmanned aircraft were conducted this summer over the Irish Sea
The "Pandora's box" of unmanned aircraft in the UK has been opened, according to the Astraea consortium.
Yet many technology and ethics issues surrounding civilian drones are yet to be solved, journalists at London's Science Media Centre were told.
The UK-led, £62m Astraea project - which has participation of the UK Civil Aviation Authority - is attempting to tackle all facets of the idea.
Later in November, they will carry out a crucial collision-avoidance test.