With the partial government shutdown nearing a record-breaking fourth week, news outlets are full of stories about security back-ups at…
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FAA Gives State Farm First National Waiver for Damage Assessment Flights
For the first time, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a national waiver of restrictions on drone missions allowing…
Largest Police Department in U.S. Shows Off Fleet of Drones
While drones have been adopted as a tool for law enforcement in many police departments across the country, opponents have…
NUAIR Alliance Announces UTM Partnership with Unifly
The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR Alliance) and Griffiss International Airport announced today a new partnership with Unifly,…
Final Call for State & Future of GEOINT Abstracts
Today (June 29, 2018) is the deadline to submit an abstract to be considered for USGIF’s 2019 State & Future…
GE’s AiRXOS to Develop Next Generation UTM
AiRXOS, a new company introduced by GE, is helping to accelerate the safe, efficient, scalable integration of air and ground…
New Report Suggests FAA Change Its Safety Risk Assessment Approach for Drones to Effectively Integrate Them Into the Nation’s Airspace
WASHINGTON – Introducing drone operations into the nation’s airspace can provide substantial benefits to society, such as preventing derailments, inspecting…
Flyability Forms Partnership with Exelon AeroLabs
Exelon AeroLabs is now an authorized reseller of Flyability’s collision tolerant indoor inspection drone, the Elios. Exelon first began working…
Inside Unmanned Systems’ Renee Knight Named 2018 Stephen Barr Award Winner
Inside Unmanned Systems magazine senior editor Renee Knight reported on the devastation of Hurricane Harvey last year from her home…
Five Companies Share Inaugural AUVSI XCELLENCE Humanitarian Award
Five organizations that flew drones on critical, life-saving missions are winners of the inaugural XCELLENCE Humanitarian Award by the Association…
Airbus Aerial Conducts Runway Mapping at World’s Busiest Airport
Airbus Aerial, the commercial aerial services business launched by Airbus less than a year ago, continues to expand its market…
Airobotics Showcasing its Fully Automated Drones at AUVSI Xponential
Airobotics, a global leader in fully automated industrial drones, today announced that it will showcase its drone platform at AUVSI…
Applus+ RVIS Project Demonstrates Strong Drone Potential for Oil and Gas Industry
Drones on oil and gas assets have demonstrated strong potential to execute rescue operations, optimize processes and strengthen security, according…
25th ITS World Congress
This year’s Intelligent Transport Systems & Services (ITS) conference will be held in Denmark in September. ITS World Congress will…
White House Creates Pathway for Local Drone Regulation
The White House announced Wednesday a pilot program for state and local governments to work with the private sector to…
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles to Play a Major Part in Smart Columbus Projects
If all goes as planned, Columbus, Ohio will become one of the smarter cities around, using drones to deliver medical…
Matternet’s Blood-Toting Drones Working with Hospitals in Switzerland
This past spring, Inside Unmanned Systems reported that by 2018 it would be common to see a drone deliver laboratory samples…