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Rail Union Demands FAA Ban Drones Over Train Yards, Citing Surveillance and Safety Concerns
A major rail workers union has asked the Federal Aviation Administration to prohibit drone flights over rail yards and main lines, arguing that railroad management is increasingly using unmanned aircraft for employee surveillance in what the union calls one of…
Ohio Launches Nation’s First Statewide Drone First Responder Program
Ohio has become the first state in the nation to deploy a statewide Drone First Responder program, with SkyfireAI selected to manage the groundbreaking initiative. Created under Ohio House Bill 96, the two-year pilot program aims to give law enforcement,…
Toyota Explores Drone Integration for Off-Road Vehicles as Automotive Industry Eyes Aerial Technology
Toyota Motor has filed with the Federal Aviation Administration to explore developing a small drone system for off-road vehicles, marking the latest signal that the automotive industry sees drones as more than just delivery tools—they could become essential co-pilots for…
Pilot Institute Challenges FAA’s Proposed BVLOS Rules, Warns of “Undue Burden” on Small Operators
Pilot Institute has submitted a comprehensive 28-page comment to the Federal Aviation Administration challenging key provisions of the proposed Part 108 regulations for beyond visual line of sight drone operations, warning that the rules could eliminate pathways for thousands of…
Business Aviation Group Pushes FAA for Universal Electronic Conspicuity in Drone Regulation Fight
The National Business Aviation Association has thrown its weight behind a safety-first approach to the FAA’s proposed drone regulations, urging regulators to require electronic conspicuity for all aircraft rather than creating complex new right-of-way rules that could fragment the national…
DronePort and Wingbits Launch AI Airspace Platform for Airports and Cities
DronePort Network and Wingbits announced today a partnership to launch meerir, an AI-powered airspace intelligence platform designed to give smaller airports, city planners, and insurers access to real-time flight data previously available only to major aviation institutions. The conversational AI…
Unifly Joins European Defence Agency Project To Standardize Military Drone Risk Assessment
Unifly, a Terra Drone subsidiary and global leader in UAS Traffic Management solutions, has joined a European Defence Agency (EDA)-led initiative to harmonize pre-flight drone risk assessment standards across Europe’s defense and security operations. The MIL-UAS-SPECIFIC 3 project aims to…
British Drone Companies Flee UK Red Tape, Test in Spain and Canada Instead
British defence drone manufacturers are abandoning UK testing grounds for Spain and Canada due to regulatory bottlenecks that require up to six months of paperwork, while foreign approvals take just weeks. The bureaucratic burden directly contradicts the UK government’s push…
Flock Safety Launches Aerodome DAS: Enterprise Drone Security for Critical Infrastructure
Flock Safety has officially brought its law enforcement-proven drone technology to the private sector with the September 25 launch of Flock Aerodome Drone as Automated Security (DAS), a turnkey automated drone system designed to protect airports, warehouses, healthcare campuses, and…
Part 108 NPRM Updates, Skydio’s New Drones, $130M for Auterion, Drone Collision Update
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have four stories for you this week: Part 108 NPRM updates, Skydio unveiling two new drones for specialized operations, Auterion securing $130 million in funding, and an update to last week’s story…
Cardi B’s Album Drop Sets a Drone Delivery Record
How do you make a major album release even bigger? If you’re superstar rapper Cardi B, you team up with Walmart and Wing to deliver signed copies of your new album to fans… by drone. And in the process, you…
Skydio Unveils New Drones for Indoor and Long-Range Ops
Skydio, the American company famous for its incredible AI-powered autonomous drones, is expanding its lineup in a big way. International Fire and Safety Journal just wrote about how they, building on the success of its popular X10 platform, the company…