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Avitas Systems Receives FAA Approval to Use Radar to Fly UAS BVLOS
Avitas Systems, a GE venture, recently received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly a drone beyond visual…
Input Sought on Aligning US/Canadian Unmanned and Driverless Regulations
The United States government is seeking insights into how it can reduce the regulatory load on the unmanned aviation and…
USDOT Releases First Joint, Multi-Modal Guidance Document for On-Road Surface Transportation Automation
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently released new Federal guidance for automated vehicles, advancing its commitment to supporting the…
FAA Seeks Comments on Fire-Starting Drone
Aviation regulators are asking for public comment on an exemption for a drone that would, while in flight, release ping…
State Farm Receives Waiver from FAA for Hurricane Florence Response
State Farm recently received a waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) over people…
8 Ways Drones will Respond to Hurricane Florence
Last year, hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria served as a giant beta test allowing the unmanned systems industry to give…
NUAIR Selects AirMap to Provide UTM Services for UAS Corridor
AirMap will provide UAS Traffic Management (UTM) services for the nation’s first UTM 50-mile test corridor being built in New…
sUAS Inspection Operations Course Offered on Oct. 1 at Commercial UAV Expo
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Worldwide Campus, in conjunction with Commercial UAV Expo 2018, will offer a pre-event workshop, sUAS Advanced Inspection Operations Course, at the…
NUAIR Alliance Announces UTM Partnership with Unifly
The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR Alliance) and Griffiss International Airport announced today a new partnership with Unifly,…
Boeing, SparkCognition Collaboration to Focus on Next-Gen Airspace Management for Autonomous Air Vehicles
Boeing recently announced it is collaborating with artificial intelligence (AI) technology leader, SparkCognition, to deliver unmanned aircraft system traffic management (UTM)…
2018 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Tech Forum — Sept. 12-13
The UAS Tech Forum, which is September 12-13 at the Stoney Creek Hotel and Convention Center in Broken Arrow, OK,…
Commercial UAV Show Scheduled for Nov. 14-15 in London
The Commercial UAV Show, Europe’s largest exhibition and conference for commercial UAV professionals, will take place November 14-15 in London….
Final Call for State & Future of GEOINT Abstracts
Today (June 29, 2018) is the deadline to submit an abstract to be considered for USGIF’s 2019 State & Future…
Unmanned Safety Institute and ACE Offer Digital Badges for Completors of Small UAS Safety Certification
Unmanned Safety Institute (USI), a leader in remote pilot training and certification, in conjunction with the American Council on Education,…
SamyoungPNT to Provide Applanix Products and Solutions for Land, Air Survey Customers in South Korea
Applanix, a Trimble Company, announced today that SamyoungPNT has been selected to provide products, support, and service for Applanix’ air…
Automated Vehicles Symposium 2018 Set for July 9-12
Automated Vehicles Symposium 2018, driven by AUVSI and TRB, will take place July 9-12 at the Hilton San Francisco Union…
