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Washington and the drone industry: legislation, procurement, security reviews, and agency policy beyond the FAA.

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American made Swift high-altitude-long-endurance UAS completes landmark first flight and receiving both NASA’s Airworthiness...

Haye KestelooJul 21

Drone Advisory Committee

The Federal Aviation Administration is looking to fill positions on the Drone Advisory Committee. In the past, many have been critical...

Haye KestelooJul 17

Colorado

"Don't interfere with wildland fire operations when flying your drone!" is the message that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wants

Haye KestelooJul 17

DJI AeroScope

An unprecedented look into official FAA documents and emails provide no conclusive answer to the Colorado Drone Mystery. A partially redacted

Haye KestelooJul 16

NASA

The 'Government Invention of the Year' goes to the invention of NASA's patented Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management developed by...

Haye KestelooJul 15

Counter-Drone

A Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA) subcommittee is developing a standard for detecting small drones around airports. These

Haye KestelooJul 15

Department of Defense

US drone companies receive millions in recovery funds from the Department of Defense. On Friday, the department announced that it will issue

Haye KestelooJul 13

North Dakota

North Dakota Department of Transportation received waivers at the end of March to use drones for flood season and in emergency response...

Haye KestelooJul 9

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