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Drone Pilot Grounded: Court Rules License Needed for Aerial Mapping
Drone Mapping Business Halted by Licensing Laws In a landmark decision, a federal appeals court ruled that a North Carolina drone pilot cannot offer aerial mapping services without a state surveyor’s license. This decision highlights the tension between innovative technology…
Drone to Survey Snake River Levee in Jackson Hole
Jackson Hole residents recently witnessed a drone flight over the Snake River on Monday, May 20. This operation, conducted by Jackson Hole Fire/EMS and the Teton County Sheriff’s Office, aimed to assess the levee between Moose and Zenith, near Jackson…
Future of Heavy Lifting: DJI FlyCart 30’s Impressive Capabilities
The DJI FlyCart 30 drone isn’t just another flying gadget—it’s a powerhouse built for heavy-duty tasks. Gene Nagata, aka Potato Jet, recently gave us a firsthand look at what this massive drone can do, exploring its potential applications beyond the…
Drones Smuggle Drugs Across Niagara River: 3 Suspects Caught in New York
High-Tech Drone Smuggling Operation Busted A smuggling operation that used drones to fly drugs from Canada into upstate New York has been uncovered, leading to the arrest of three suspects. The operation involved a newly purchased $630,000 house along the…
Montana DNRC Embraces Drone and Lidar Tech for Water Flow Analysis
Cutting-Edge Tech at Boulder Creek The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) is making waves with its latest tech adoption at Boulder Creek. On Wednesday, the DNRC team, led by hydrologist David Saba, utilized drones equipped with Lidar…
OOP MADE EASY! Anti-China Bill, FAA Reauthorization, Philly YouTuber, DJI H30
Welcome to Weekly UAS News Update! We have six stories for you this week. We have the FAA Reauthorization Act, flying over people just got a lot easier (this is a cool one), Philly YouTuber’s troubles don’t end, a new…
Congressional Leaders Question NYPD’s Use of Chinese-Made Drones
Congress is concerned about the New York Police Department's (NYPD) plan to use Chinese-made drones to assist in responding to gunfire in high-crime areas.
FBI Raid Shocks Lincoln Square Neighborhood with Drones and Explosives
Drones and Explosives Used in Early Morning FBI Raid Lincoln Square residents were jolted awake early Thursday morning to an unexpected and dramatic FBI raid on a home in the 2200 block of West Farragut Avenue. The raid, reportedly involving…
Vermont Team Heads to National Aerial Drone Championships
Drones are buzzing around a Vermont high school as students prepare to compete in the National Aerial Drone Championships in West Virginia. The River Valley Tech Club, which hosted Vermont’s first aerial drone tournament in January, will reportedly represent the…
DES Drone Team: Central Texas’s New Heroes
The Directorate of Emergency Services (DES) drone team at Fort Cavazos has emerged as modern-day heroes, rescuing soldiers trapped by floods during recent severe weather in Central Texas. Led by James Wallace, Battalion 1 Chief of the Fort Cavazos Fire…
High-Flying Drug Smuggling: Drones at the Border
Drone Smuggling Operation Exposed Two men, from California and New York City, have been accused of using drones to transport narcotics from Canada into the United States. Yong Chen and an unnamed accomplice were reportedly charged following a criminal complaint…
Lawmakers Push DOD to Fast-Track AI Counter-Drone Tech
Lawmakers are urging the Department of Defense (DOD) to speed up the deployment of AI-driven counter-drone technologies. A new provision in the fiscal 2025 defense policy bill requires department leaders to outline their plans for advancing these capabilities, reports Defense…