Study predicts 70K jobs from drones

The Hill ^ | 3/12/13 | Jonathan Easley

[Libloather]

The country’s largest trade group for drones on Tuesday released a study that says the unmanned vehicle industry could create 70,000 jobs in the United States over the next three years and add $14 billion to the economy.

The Association of Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI), which commissioned the study, went one further and predicted the industry could produce more than 100,000 jobs by 2025 with an estimated economic impact of $82 billion.

“This is an incredibly exciting time for an industry developing technology that will benefit society, as well as the economy,” said Michael Toscano, president & CEO of AUVSI said in a statement.

“In recent years, unmanned aircraft technology has grown remarkably and is already proving useful in a range of domestic applications. Integrating UAS into the national airspace will lead to new and expanded uses, which means the creation of quality, high-paying American jobs.”

AUVSI has ramped up its lobbying efforts recently in an attempt to push the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to move on a plan that would allow for drones over U.S. skies. The FAA has been mandated by Congress to select test sites to gauge the safety of drone flights, but has yet to do so.

AUVSI hired an in-house lobbying team in 2011.

[Libloather]

And if they just happen to wipe out an entire city of freeloaders, its a plus all the way around.

[Terry Mross]

Why would they need to fly drones in American airspace?

[Maceman]

The concentration camp industry in Germany created a lot of jobs too.

[Lazamataz]

Unbelievable.

As one person put it, so very well, so did concentration camps.

[rey]

“Study predicts 70K jobs from drones”

Offset by an equal number of assasinations and incidental deaths.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

We don’ need no stinkin’ drones.

[benasawin]

Will wonders never cease?

I don’t have a problem with gov. drones, armed or otherwise, flying over my house as long as I’m permitted to fly my own drone over Zero’s house. s/

[Zuben Elgenubi]

I wonder if we could get Linda Grahmnisty or Juan McCain to offer a Senate bill to outlaw domestic drones?

How about Rand Paul?

[TurboZamboni]

And they were good payin’ union jobs for the middle class.
/sarc

[lurk]

Plus a spike upward for the funeral industry. Child-sized coffins would work after a drone strike.

[tomkat]

That.

[cripplecreek]

Gravediggers need work too.

[Yosemitest]

When the Republicans take over, well need them to track down and destroy progressives LIBERALS and RINOs.
< /sarc>

[PowderMonkey]

"The Association of Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI), which commissioned the study, went one further and predicted the industry could produce more than 100,000 jobs by 2025 with an estimated economic impact of $82 billion."

"Forward to our glorious future!" We'll either be all free of this crap, or East Germany by 2025, with more agents of the state devoted to domestic operations than to external threats.

-"You are now leaving the American Sector."

[hometoroost]

They won’t be targeting the freeloaders and the sheep.

[steve86]

Somehow I read that ‘70k deaths from drones’.

[Doomonyou]

economic impact of $82 billion.

Tax dollars down the crap hole. Civilians wont be buying these things.

[cripplecreek]

Surely you can be convinced to sell a small portion of your freedoms in return for many jobs. Tis but a small price to pay.

/s

[rightwingextremist1776]

Meaaahh...I'll bet the Waffen SS added some jobs to Nazi Germany too.....

[knarf]

Big gummint has been found out and is being pared, but they never go away .. just re-shuffle the deck.

If it ain't drone jobs it'll be gun inspectors, or soda swat teams or .. whatever they can figger up.

They never go away.

Amateur historian pop quiz;

Since history has been recorded, has ANYthing EVER gotten solved, cost less and gone away ?