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

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Remote ID

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will start testing Remote ID drone test flights at Griffiss International Airport in New York...

Haye KestelooSep 2

Amazon

Internal memo says the US Department of the Interior's decision not to buy drones with Chinese-made parts makes it hard to fight wildfires.

Haye KestelooAug 31

Drones for Good

The Federal Aviation Administration announced that public safety organizations that use drones can receive a line-of-sight waiver

Haye KestelooAug 26

Arizona

Lack of evidence results in no FAA prosecution for the drone operator who is suspected of flying a drone illegally into Bighorn Fire-fighting

Haye KestelooAug 24

Counter-Drone

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) starts testing drone detection and mitigation equipment at airports this year. The FAA plans to

Haye KestelooAug 24

FAA

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) launched a pilot program to translate for Spanish-speaking community of drone pilots or UAS...

Haye KestelooAug 21

Department of Defense

Pentagon approved five dronemakers for military sales. They are Skydio Inc., Vantage Robotics, Altavian Inc., Teal Drones, and Parrot.

Haye KestelooAug 20

Drone Incidents

As president Trump was flying back to Washington, D.C. the C-32A Air Force One had a near-miss with a drone, witnesses say.

Haye KestelooAug 17

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