Well, probably not if the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) adopts the recommendations from last month’s UAS Identification and Tracking (UAS…
James Poss, Maj Gen (Ret)
Dead Chickens, Drones and You
We all owe the Air Force thanks for many things—like inventing GPS, breaking the sound barrier and winning wars for…
Autonomy Warfare
This new type of warfare is producing new types of superpowers. Just having nuclear weapons doesn’t get you into the new superpower club.
Expert Commentary: Lessons from the Drone Wars – BLOS is Boss
We need to fly drones beyond line of sight (BLOS) of their remote aircrew. Why? Because, as the Air Force found out, you can’t do much with a drone you must see to fly.
Expert Commentary: How Many Drones do we Need?
Market forces will likely push the unmanned aircraft industry to consolidate around two operating systems—just like cell phone firms did.
Expert Commentary: Are We Losing the Drone Race?
I just got back from AUVSI’s Xponential show in Dallas and I’m worried that America might be losing the commercial…
Expert Commentary: Is It a Bird, a Drone, or an Elephant?
I’ve been on the ‘counter unmanned aerial systems (UAS)’ circuit a lot over the past few months. I spoke at…
General Overview: Drones Held Hostage?
Multiple sources tell me that our drones have been held hostage by our own FBI, which begs the question: “Who…
Expert Commentary: When ARE We Going to be Outta Sight?
Just when ARE we going to get beyond line of sight rules (BLOS) from the FAA? We’ve been talking about…
Expert Commentary: The Dark Side of Detect and Avoid
Hacking U.S. drones to spy on U.S. infrastructure.
By Major General (Ret) James Poss
Expert Commentary: It’s the Data Link, Stupid
If the Air Force had let me order custom t-shirts for everyone back when I was helping manage our unmanned…
General Overview: NASA UTM Conference
NASA’s concept for a possible UTM system would safely manage diverse UAS operations in the airspace above buildings and below crewed aircraft operations in suburban and urban areas.
Expert Commentary: Beyond Line Of Sight 101
Last month we discussed what we got, what didn’t get and what we need from Part 107. There’s great rulemaking…
Part 107: What We Got, What We Didn’t, What We Need
The FAA has finally released their “Part 107” rules for small UAS, making it legal to fly UAS weighing less…
