James Poss, Maj Gen (Ret)

August 24, 2019Air, FAA, Military

Policy: General Overview by James Poss, Maj Gen (Ret.) USAF

By James Poss, Maj Gen (Ret)

It appears the drone war between the United States and Iran won’t end with last month’s loss of a U.S….

July 19, 2019Air, IUS Exclusive, Military

The Military-To-Commercial Drone Market: Is It A Two-Way Street?

By James Poss, Maj Gen (Ret)

There certainly is a street, but it isn’t an autobahn and it’s really not a two-way street—yet. Until we get…

Global Hawk on patrol in calmer times.

July 3, 2019Air, Military

UNMANNED WARFARE: Stuff Just Got Real

By James Poss, Maj Gen (Ret)

By now, the world knows that Iran shot down a U.S. Navy RQ-4A operating over international airspace during peacetime with…

An artist’s conception of an urban air mobility environment, where air vehicles with a variety of missions and with or without pilots, are able to interact safely and efficiently. Photo credit: NASA / Lillian Gipson

June 25, 2019Air, Driverless Cars, FAA

Can Uber Whup George Jetson?

By James Poss, Maj Gen (Ret)

That’s the question we’ll take on in our next Inside Unmanned Systems’ Drone Beat podcast series. Believe it or not, we’re…

April 29, 2019Air, FAA, IUS Exclusive

Remote ID As A Service?

By James Poss, Maj Gen (Ret)

The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) has been full of interesting news ever since the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act became law…

March 6, 2019Air, IUS Exclusive, Land

Must We Fly Out of Sight to Farm?

By James Poss, Maj Gen (Ret)

BVLOS rules will revolutionize unmanned agriculture. But they’ll need to economically and quickly convert raw data into actionable information farmers can deploy.

February 19, 2019Air, FAA

13 Days in May

By James Poss, Maj Gen (Ret)

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University recently completed a test using DJI’s AeroScope remote ID system to compare drone tracks detected to manned…

February 13, 2019Air, FAA

Was There an Oops in the Proposed Ops Over People Rules?

By James Poss, Maj Gen (Ret)

A Big Oops | At first blush, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) notice of proposed rulemaking for small UAS operations…

Drone in flight image courtesy of ShareGrid on Unsplash.

January 23, 2019Air, FAA

Wake Up Call: Gatwick

By James Poss, Maj Gen (Ret)

The facts are frightening. Gatwick, the second-busiest airport in the United Kingdom, was shut down for more than two days…

January 7, 2019Air, FAA, IUS Exclusive

The “Why’s” of the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act

By James Poss, Maj Gen (Ret)

Congress did a fantastic, bi-partisan job on the technically challenging topic of drones last month when it passed the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act.

October 22, 2018Air, FAA, IUS Exclusive

Do We Need Drone Evolution or Devolution?

By James Poss, Maj Gen (Ret)

Which method will get commercial drones flying first? Waiting for the federal government to evolve workable drone rules or devolving federal authority to the states to see if the states can move faster?