ROBOTS ON DUTY:PROTECTING EMPLOYEES, PROPERTY AND CRITICAL ASSETS Automation and economics are driving adoption of UAVs and UGVs for surveillance…
Special Report
Washington View: ‘We Owe You a Path’ to Certification and BVLOS Flight, FAA Tells Industry
With the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for BVLOS flights in the National Airspace System now penciled in for August 2024,…
FCC Unanimously Approves Ligado Plan; Questions, Opposition Remain
The five members of the Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to approve a request by Ligado Networks to use satellite…
UAV Commercial Expo Panelists Weigh In on Expanded Drone Operations
Eventually, drones will perform tens of thousands of missions a day, providing benefits to consumers who will have goods and…
Grand Challenges from NASA to Stimulate Urban Air Mobility
Jim Bridenstine, administrator of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, announced at the Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas…
Texas Prepares Public Safety Unmanned Emergency Response Standard
In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Lone Star officials have taken a Texas-sized approach to managing the rapidly expanding, multi-purpose…
The EU’s UAS Harmonization Framework is Taking Shape: Operator Implications
The EU published a new set of UAS regulations as recently as June 11, 2019. What does the operations-centric and…
RICK HASSNA: Making Drones Work for Police and First Responders
Rick Hassna, the chief pilot for the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, has helped pioneer the use of drones for law…
FAA Requests for Emergency UAS Airspace Authorizations on the Rise
Requests and approvals for emergency COAs, better known as Special Government Interest (SGI) airspace authorizations, are on track to nearly…
Flying a one-foot gap
between the floodwaters of San Francisquito Creek and the base of Highway 101.
Rise of the Machines
Capitalizing on a high-tech location and forward-thinking leadership, the Menlo Park Fire Protection District has become a leader in UAS…
Putting Drones to Work for the Public
UAS are becoming a common tool in emergency services, with more agencies using the technology to increase efficiencies and help…
Market Map – EMS: Protecting People and Property with Unmanned Aerial and Ground Vehicles
Public agencies have a lot to gain from having eyes in the skies. “An aerial vantage point provides an immediate…
Ops Over People: What’s New?
There’s plenty going on with Ops Over People these days, so stay tuned for an upcoming episode of Drone Beat…
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.
