In remarks the day after a drone crashed on the White House lawn President Obama said regulations were needed for unmanned aircraft to ensure public safety and privacy.
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Small UAS Rule Delayed, Update with Model Aircraft Standards an Error, says FAA
[UPDATED 1/30/2015] January drew to a close without publication of the long awaited rule for small unmanned aircraft as federal…
Investment Fund Formed to Back Unmanned Technologies, Infrastructure
A new fund aims to invest $2.2 billion in private equity in key technologies and infrastructure projects with the goal…
Two More Firms Approved to Operate Unmanned Aircraft
The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday granted two companies exemptions from current rules, allowing them to use unmanned aircraft for…
Compromise Avoids Dispute in UAS Standards Process
The Federal Aviation Administration has reached a compromise with the unmanned aircraft industry and a key pilot’s association to allow…
FAA’s Unmanned Research Plan Unclear as Legal Barrier Emerges to Cooperation
A year after the Federal Aviation Administration established six test ranges for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), aviation officials have failed…
Congress Boosts Money for UAS Integration, Tech Transfer
Deep in the 1,600+ pages of the omnibus spending bill is a boost for those integrating unmanned aircraft into the…
Applications for FAA Permits for Commercial UAV Operations Pour In
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has received 176 applications for rule waivers from companies seeking to fly unmanned aircraft commercially,…
Unmanned Exemptions Requests Pile Up, NTSB Backs Commercial UAS Restrictions
The number of special requests to fly unmanned aircraft commercially has surpassed 130 as firms search for a way around…
A Range of Choices
Like teenagers who used Facebook to invite over a few friends, aviation officials seem to have gotten more than they bargained for when they invited proposals for test ranges to help speed integration of unmanned aircraft into the nation’s skyways.
FAA Test Sites
Alaska: Remote Sensing Nevada: Unmanned Aircraft Standards New York: Testing and Evaluation North Dakota: Communications and Electronics Texas: Marine Applications…
FAA Test Sites — Virginia: Autonomous Technology
Virginia Tech leads the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP), a coalition comprising Virginia, Maryland and New Jersey that is not only…
FAA Test Sites — Texas: Marine Applications
With test ranges that literally span sea and shore the Texas team intends to concentrate its unmanned research on applications…
FAA Test Sites — North Dakota: Communications and Electronics
With the Air Force, U.S. Customs and the National Guard each flying unmanned aircraft from bases in North Dakota, the…
FAA Test Sites — New York: Testing and Evaluation
The states of New York and Massachusetts are collaborating to support research on unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) through the non-profit…
FAA Test Sites — Nevada: Unmanned Aircraft Standards
With deep roots in military unmanned aircraft systems (UAs) Nevada has an expert workforce and, according to industry specialist Thomas…
Ocean Explorers Set to Launch
Three new underwater vehicles, each capable of both autonomous and remotely operated missions, will make it possible to explore the secluded recesses of one of Earth’s most dynamic regions—its oceans.
