Virginia is close to instituting a two-year ban on the use of drones, even as state officials lobby the federal government to become one of six new sites nationally where the controversial technology would be tested.

Virginia is part of a multistate coalition — with New Jersey and possibly Maryland — applying to the Federal Aviation Administration to become a test site for unmanned aircraft systems, or drones, The Washington Examiner has learned. It’s among 28 competitors vying for one of six slots.

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