Policy & Regulatory

Replicator Initiative Maritime Domain Contract Awards Announced

Replicator Initiative Maritime Domain Contract Awards Announced

Contracts have been awarded to a mix of mid-size, non-traditional and venture-backed companies. Image: DIU. “Replicator is demonstrating from the ...
US Government Accountability Office (GAO) Releases Report on Autonomous Ships

US Government Accountability Office (GAO) Releases Report on Autonomous Ships

In its report the GAO found that autonomous ships are developing domestically in the US, and abroad, and have the ...
Bureau of Land Management Uses UAS to Facilitate Restoration

Bureau of Land Management Uses UAS to Facilitate Restoration

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is utilizing Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) to collect resource information on public lands in ...
DIU and NSIN Present: Blue UAS Refresh Challenge

DIU and NSIN Present: Blue UAS Refresh Challenge

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN) will run a prize challenge to identify platforms, ...
Grand Forks Fire Department Approved for BVLOS Operations

Grand Forks Fire Department Approved for BVLOS Operations

The Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS) has successfully assisted the Grand Forks Fire Department (GFFD) in obtaining a Tactical ...
Canadian Consortium Advances Drone Traffic Management with Phase 2 Trials

Canadian Consortium Advances Drone Traffic Management with Phase 2 Trials

A consortium led by AeroVision Canada, Inc., along with principal partners ANRA Technologies and ClearSky Connect, has been selected by ...
FAA Makes Drone History in Dallas: Unobserved Commercial Operations

FAA Makes Drone History in Dallas: Unobserved Commercial Operations

In a first for U.S. aviation, the FAA has authorized commercial drone flights without visual observers in the Dallas-area, sharing ...
IAEA Launches UxS Research Supporting Nuclear Security

IAEA Launches UxS Research Supporting Nuclear Security

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has launched a new research project dedicated to uncrewed systems technology (UxS). It will ...
UK Civil Aviation Authority Releases Detect and Avoid Policy Framework

UK Civil Aviation Authority Releases Detect and Avoid Policy Framework

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has released the "CAP 3015 - Detect and Avoid Policy" document to outline the ...
D-Fend Solutions' EnforceAir2 System Successfully Evaluated by FAA

D-Fend Solutions’ EnforceAir2 System Successfully Evaluated by FAA

D-Fend Solutions has received confirmation from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for EnforceAir2, a counter-drone technology with the ability to ...
FAA Drone & AAM Symposium Preview

FAA Drone & AAM Symposium Preview

Kicking off next week in Baltimore, for the 8th consecutive year, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Association for ...
uAvionix FlightLine Surveillance Services Demonstrated Within Volant Autonomy’s Integrated Traffic Management

uAvionix FlightLine Surveillance Services Demonstrated Within Volant Autonomy’s Integrated Traffic Management

uAvionix has announced the integration of its FlightLine surveillance services with Volant Autonomy’s advanced ITM (Integrated Traffic Management) system for ...
Successful Flight Operations Conducted Between UTM System and Blue UAS Platforms at FAA Test Site

Successful Flight Operations Conducted Between UTM System and Blue UAS Platforms at FAA Test Site

Commercial technologies combined the efficiency of mesh radios and the resilience of satellite technology, while securely providing real time information ...
Blue UAS Framework Adds Approved Components through Green UAS Data Sharing Process

Blue UAS Framework Adds Approved Components through Green UAS Data Sharing Process

For the first time since the agreement of a recent Memorandum of Understanding between AUVSI and the Defense Innovation Unit ...
EASA Approves Certification of Embention Veronte Autopilot

EASA Approves Certification of Embention Veronte Autopilot

EASA, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, has approved the certification basis for the Veronte Autopilot, making it the first ...