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K-State Salina Trains Kansas Farmers to Fly Spray Drones
Kansas State University Salina is putting agricultural drone spray operations directly in farmers’ hands. The university’s UAS program is offering a two-day in-person course covering everything from regulatory compliance to live spray missions, with the next session scheduled for May…
Canadian Military Activates Counter-Drone Defenses At Naval Bases, Wrestles With Halifax Harbor Identification Problem
The Canadian Armed Forces have quietly activated counter-drone systems at major ports and air bases, starting with the naval installations that protect frigates, submarines, and Arctic patrol ships in port. Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, told…
New DIRT Program Trains Personnel on Grounded Drones
A Virginia-based counter-UAS training company has launched a program built around the part of a drone incident that most training programs skip entirely: what to do after the aircraft is on the ground. 38 Sierra announced Drone Incident Response Training,…
Big Red One Tests OWS Drones for Anti-Armor Missions
Soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division’s engineer battalion at Fort Riley, Kansas, spent the last week of April launching one-way strike drones in a series of live experimentation events with a small defense contractor, as DVIDS reported. The exercise has…
Missouri Drone Corridor Aims to Save Transplant Time
A small startup in Rolla, Missouri is building what may be the nation’s first rural health care drone corridor, and the clock it’s racing isn’t measured in minutes. It’s measured in whether an organ donor’s tissue reaches a matching recipient…
Europe Gets Its First Military Drone Marketplace
European defense ministries now have a single platform to browse, compare, and deploy drones from across the continent, as reported by Agence Europe. Amsterdam-based Intelic launched BASE on May 4, describing it as the first procurement hub of its kind…
Navy Picks Insitu’s ScanEagle and Integrator for ISR
The U.S. Navy has selected Insitu to continue providing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance services to the Navy, Marine Corps, and other federal customers, as Sea Power Magazine reported. The award covers both the ScanEagle and Integrator platforms under a Contractor-Owned,…
Leander Tests Skydio Drones on Live 911 Calls
Leander, Texas, is putting two Skydio drones on actual 911 calls for two weeks to decide whether the city needs a permanent Drone as First Responder program, as CBS Austin reported. The trial runs May 4-15 and deploys the aircraft…
Northrop Beats Lockheed to Guard Army Helicopter Fleet
The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman a Phase II contract to advance its Improved Threat Detection System, as reported on a press release. The award, following a competitive Phase I that included Lockheed Martin, puts Northrop’s ATHENA sensor on…
Olathe Drone Ordinance Pulled, and the ICE NOTAM Shows Why Pilots Have to Fight at Every Level
The Olathe, Kansas City Council was scheduled to vote Tuesday night on an ordinance that would have banned drone takeoffs and landings within one mile of any temporary event in the city drawing 100 or more people. The rule would…
Purdue Bets Big on AI to Automate the Skies
Purdue University just put its full weight behind a future where one drone pilot coordinates dozens of aircraft at once. The Indiana research powerhouse is expanding a cluster of AI and autonomy programs that could fundamentally reshape how drones operate…
FAA Drops Section 2209 NPRM After Decade-Long Wait, Industry Has 60 Days To Shape The Rule
The Federal Aviation Administration filed its long-overdue Section 2209 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for public inspection this morning, opening a 60-day comment window that will determine how thousands of fixed-site facilities can apply for permanent drone restrictions over their property.…