Rick Hassna, the chief pilot for the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, has helped pioneer the use of drones for law…
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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…
Teleoperated Drones Help Police Tailor Responses
The Chula Vista Police Department is testing centrally dispatched, remotely piloted drones as a tool to expand and better prioritize…
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…
Policy: General Overview by James Poss, Maj Gen (Ret.) USAF
It appears the drone war between the United States and Iran won’t end with last month’s loss of a U.S….
Amazon Requests Permission to Test New Delivery Drone
Amazon Prime Air has filed a request for waivers to enable it to test its latest unmanned aircraft (UA) in…
With First-Ever FAA Waiver U.S. Closes In On True, Commercial BVLOS Operations
FAA Approves Relying Only on Onboard Collision Avoidance System For Long Flights Aviation regulators have granted the Kansas Integration…
Drone Rescue Systems Supporting German Aerospace Center (DLR) Project
Parachute safety solution manufacturer Drone Rescue Systems GmbH supports the European research project Formation flight for in-Air Launcher 1st stage…
H-E-B Grocery to Test Delivery Service from Vehicle with Self-Driving Technology
Later this year, H-E-B will launch a pilot program to test delivery service from a vehicle with self-driving technology. The…
New Flyer, Robotic Research to Improve Public Transit Using Autonomous Bus Technology
St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA –New Flyer of America Inc., a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc., the largest bus manufacturer in…
The Military-To-Commercial Drone Market: Is It A Two-Way Street?
There certainly is a street, but it isn’t an autobahn and it’s really not a two-way street—yet. Until we get…
SlantRange Positions Defense-to-Commercial Lessons for Ag-Precision
During a decade at General Atomics, Mike Ritter was embedded in defense solutions. Beginning there as a project engineer, he…
Building on Benchmarks
Integrators and Operators Draw from Lessons Learned in Theater to Safely Soar in Commercial Space
Controlled Motion: Defense’s Careful Course Toward Commercial
Challenges must be overcome to succeed in the commercial space, but companies have used their military backgrounds to their advantage….
Drone Light Show Planned for Moon Landing Celebration
A lightshow crafted by the artists of Studio Drift and a performance by the band Duran Duran is planned for Kennedy Space…
