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RTCA special committee is working on small drone detection standard
A Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA) subcommittee is developing a standard for detecting small drones around airports. These standards will help potential buyers of counter-drone or drone security systems know if the detection equipment will perform as intended and…
U.S. – Swiss drone agreement announced by the FAA
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Switzerland Federal Office of Civil Aviation today announced that they have reached an agreement in harmonizing domestic and international safety standards for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).
FAA awards contract for UTM testing to Switch
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded a contract for the development and testing of a UAS traffic management system (UTM) at the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS) to ANRA Technologies, IT-infrastructure provider Switch.
Next FAA Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) meeting on Friday, June 19 from 12-3 PM ET.
The next Federal Aviation Administration’s Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) meeting will take place on Friday, June 19 from 12-3 PM ET. You will be able to follow it live on Twitter, Facebook, or Youtube. FAA Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) meeting…
Parrot’s new Anafi announcement: “Do you trust DJI drones?”
In a series of emails to media folks, the PR agency for the French drone maker Parrot has announced that they will be releasing a new drone on June 30th, 4 p.m. CEST. However, that is not what stood out…
Capturing protesting crowds by drone safely without needing an FAA waiver
Even though Jamie Goodwick is authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly a DJI Mavic 2 Pro outfitted with a small parachute over people. He didn’t need to do so in order to capture the protesting crowds marching…
Booz Allen Hamilton finds no unauthorized data transfer from DJI drones
A study from Booz Allen Hamilton in partnership with PrecisionHawk concludes there has not been any unauthorized data transfer from DJI drones, that were previously used by the US government, to the Chinese drone maker or government. You can download…
Flying your drone in or over National Parks in the United States
As we are heading into the summer and people might start traveling to the National Parks, it seems like a good idea to brush up on the rules of flying your drone in or over National Parks. The assumption that…
Illegal drone flight over Disney World results in trespassing warning
After his illegal drone flight over Disney World in Florida, the 40-year-old drone pilot received a trespassing warning. According to the Orlando Sentinel, a security guard from Disney World saw the unmanned aircraft hovering about 100 feet from Cinderella’s Castle.…
FAA UAS Symposium Program Agenda
Arguably one of the most important gatherings in the drone industry is the FAA UAS Symposium that is organized in partnership with AUVSI. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s event will be held online. Here’s the FAA UAS Symposium…
FAA approves Zipline’s drone delivery system in North Carolina
This is a big deal! The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved Zipline’s drone delivery system in North Carolina. It appears that the coronavirus pandemic has pushed the government agency to fast-track beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) medical drone deliveries in the U.S.
2020 FAA UAS Symposium will be remote this summer!
This year, the 2020 FAA UAS Symposium that is organized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in partnership with AUVSI will take place online. It is good to see that this important event is still taking place albeit in a…