Lawmakers advance bill to replace North Dakota drones made by foreign adversaries

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : For North Dakota, that would be 307 of the 353 drones -- or 86.97% -- used by state agencies, according to a survey administered by the North Dakota University System.
49% : She said that state agencies and other drone operators must create their own often costly and redundant systems to operate drones the way Vantis allows for.
45% : Frank Mattis, director of UAS integration at Thales and newly minted chair of the North Dakota UAS Council , said that it would likely cost more than $10,000 per drone to replace the current DJI drones used by state agencies.
41% : "Despite this, he said he has not had any pushback from state agencies on the proposed bill.

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