The Lone Star UAS Center of Excellence & Innovation at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will soon begin test flights for…
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Drone Pilots Can Now Get Prison Time for Flying Near Airports, Wildfires
The U.S. Sentencing Commission is weighing amendments to its guidelines to put teeth behind a new law criminalizing drone flights…
13 Days in May
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University recently completed a test using DJI’s AeroScope remote ID system to compare drone tracks detected to manned…
Kearfott Corp. Names Murray Kennedy New President
Kearfott Corporation, a provider of products that guide spacecraft and strategic missiles, navigate autonomously undersea, provide navigation and fire control…
Dubai Airport Latest to be Disrupted by Drones
In what has become an all-too-common occurrence, Dubai International Airport stopped flights for a half hour Friday morning following “unauthorized…
New Fast-Tracked Drone ID Rule Takes Effect Feb. 25
Aviation regulators published three rule-related notices Wednesday including a surprise interim rule on drone identification set to take effect February…
XPONENTIAL 2019 Comes to Chicago this Spring
Join 8,500 technologists, regulators and users across commercial and defense sectors for AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2019, the largest, most comprehensive trade…
Delair Launches Cloud-Based Software Platform, Delair Aerial Intelligence
Clients in a variety of industries are already using the software, including Luck Stone. John Blackmore and his team at…
Insitu Commercial Solutions Deploys UAS in Papua New Guinea
After receiving approval to fly unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in Papua New Guinea (PNG) late last year, Insitu Commercial Solutions…
Was There an Oops in the Proposed Ops Over People Rules?
A Big Oops | At first blush, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) notice of proposed rulemaking for small UAS operations…
Los Angeles UAS Disaster Conference in March to Explore Role of Drone Tech for Public Safety, Emergencies
Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have continuously demonstrated incredible value assisting with disasters such as wildfires, hurricanes, and volcanos. These catastrophic…
Emergency Drone Response Aids in 20 Arrests
Drones have supported California police in 20 arrests since October as part of a research and demonstration effort supported by…
Elistair Tethered Drones Deployed for Security and News Coverage During the Super Bowl
Two Elistair tethered drones were put to use during the 53rd Super Bowl in Atlanta: One deployed by CNN for news…
UAVOS and Stratodynamics Aviation Complete Test Flights with HiDRON, an Earth Observation Platform
The HiDRON, an Earth observation platform, recently completed test flights where it reached 82,000 feet while carrying an atmospheric measurement…
MetaVista Completes Nearly 11-Hour Flight Using Intelligent Energy UAV Fuel Cell Power Module
MetaVista, a South Korean-based liquid hydrogen specialist, recently completed a nearly 11-hour multi-copter test flight using an Intelligent Energy UAV…
UAV Navigation Joins Cobham to Provide SATCOM Solutions for UAVs
As advanced technologies within the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industry improve and become increasingly available to platform manufacturers, the autonomy…
French Police Use Elistair Tethered Drone System to Provide Security at Concerts, Sporting Events, More
Tethered drones have been used for security at concerts, golf tournaments and even at a motorcycle world championship event in…
