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Vic Moss of the Drone Service Providers Alliance speaking into a studio microphone with a red CENSORED stamp across his mouth, seated in front of a pegboard workbench and framed aerial photos.

FAA

Vic Moss Drops The Diplomat Act On The FCC Drone Ban Ahead Of The September 2 Deadline

DSPA co-founder Vic Moss abandoned six years of measured advocacy to attack FCC Docket 26-189. Under the anger is a filing deadline three weeks out.

Haye KestelooAug 11

Greg Reverdiau presents this week's UAS news update covering the World Cup counter-drone operation, Spokane wildfire drone incursions, and DoorDash Air.

FAA

700 Drones Seized at the World Cup as DoorDash Air Wins FAA Approval: This Week in Drone News

More than 700 drones seized at the FIFA World Cup, Spokane wildfire incursions ground firefighting aircraft, and DoorDash Air wins FAA Part 135 approval.

Greg ReverdiauAug 7

Low flames and heavy smoke burn through a ponderosa pine forest along the shoulder of a two-lane road, with the sun glowing orange through the haze.

Drone Incidents

Drone Pilots Ground Spokane Firefighting Aircraft 26 Times

Civilian drones entered restricted airspace over the Spokane County wildfires at least 26 times in three days, repeatedly grounding helicopters and air tankers while three uncontained fires burned homes below. Two operators have been cited, and the cases have been referred to the FAA.

Rafael SuárezAug 4

Joby Aviation N545JX in flight over the East River during the New York City demonstration campaign

China

Volkswagen Washed Out Of China's Air Taxi Race While America Builds An $8.3 Million Test Range

Reuters obtained the internal file on Volkswagen's failed V.MO air taxi. No ban touched it and no trade restriction blocked it. VW lost a footrace, and the infrastructure gap behind that loss is the number the US drone industry should be reading.

Haye KestelooAug 1

A delivery drone lowering a medical package by tether, shown for illustration

BVLOS

DOT Says the BVLOS Delay Is Deliberate, and Zipline Warns the Uncertainty Freezes Drone Investment

DOT chief of staff Pete Meachum says the BVLOS rule was slowed deliberately to avoid technology lock-in. Zipline CEO Keller Rinaudo Cliffton warns the uncertainty freezes drone investment. Part 108 is six months past its deadline and under White House review.

Haye KestelooAug 1

Federal Aviation Administration headquarters building in Washington, DC

Drone Delivery

FAA Clears Drone Delivery's Environmental Path Nationwide, Overriding 17 State Attorneys General

The FAA signed a nationwide FONSI for Part 135 drone delivery, setting a 1,150-flight hub cap and 600-foot setback while 17 state AGs demanded a full EIS.

Haye KestelooJul 31

Pilot Institute presenter with headlines for FCC drone exemptions, Axon Vision and ParaZero, and avalanche-triggering drones

Weekly UAS News

FCC Clears Two More Drones as ParaZero and Avalanche Systems Advance

Pilot Institute covers two new FCC drone exemptions, ParaZero and Axon Vision’s net-based counter-UAS system, and FAA-approved avalanche drones.

Greg ReverdiauJul 31

Map of southern New Mexico showing the NTSB impact site in the Capitan Mountains relative to the center point of the White Sands GPS interference advisory

GPS Jamming

White Sands Was Jamming GPS When a Medevac Crew Flew Into a Mountain

NTSB says military GPS jamming was active when a New Mexico medevac crew hit a mountain. The same notice covered drone altitudes out to 389 kilometers.

Haye KestelooJul 31

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