FAA Designates First New Drone Test Sites in Nearly a Decade: What It Means for Part 108
FAA designates Choctaw Nation and Indiana as first new drone test sites in nearly a decade. Here's what it means for Part 108 BVLOS and Part 107 pilots.
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FAA designates Choctaw Nation and Indiana as first new drone test sites in nearly a decade. Here's what it means for Part 108 BVLOS and Part 107 pilots.
U.S. Senator Todd Young has led Indiana’s entire congressional delegation in a bipartisan letter urging the FAA to select the state as one of two new national drone test sites, WRBI Radio reported. The delegation argues that Indiana’s manufacturing power, military infrastructure, and academic research capabilities make it an ideal location for the expansion of…
More than 500 Chinese-made drones confiscated under Florida’s controversial 2023 ban are getting a second (short) life as target practice for US Special Operations Command, according to Bloomberg News. The quadcopters, originally headed for the incinerator, will instead be shot down with shotguns during a three-day military training exercise next month. The initiative marks an…
A drone pilot's radio signal is both their lifeline and their biggest vulnerability. Enemies can jam it to crash the drone or, even worse, trace it bac
A Knox County Sheriff’s Office drone helped locate and apprehend a suspect who fled into wooded terrain after crashing a vehicle late Thursday night, according to a report from MyWabashValley.com. Drone-Assisted Search in Cornfields and Wooded Areas The incident began around 11:00 p.m. on September 4 when deputies responded to a vehicle crash on North…
The company, Epirus, successfully used its Leonidas weapon system to knock out a swarm of drones with a single, invisible blast of high-power
Imagine drones buzzing over a Martian crater, scooping up alien dirt like it’s auditioning for a sci-fi flick. That’s not just a dream
Canada’s shaking up avalanche control with a high-flying, bomb-dropping drone system that’s safer, cheaper, and cooler than a fresh powder run.
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