federal drone regulations

image: public domain In response to concerns about “malicious drone activity” the FAA has announced new airspace restrictions over 60 facilities – most of them federal prisons.  Reports of attempts to make deliveries to prisoners or otherwise interfere with federal prison operation with drones have increased: earlier this year, a …

News and Commentary.  In a new press release, the FAA has clarified the role of federal and state governments in drone regulation. The FAA has tried many times to emphasize the agency’s authority over the airspace, in a continual – and somewhat unsuccessful – attempt to curb the proliferation of …

In a conversation with Fortune’s Alan Murray at Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech Conference, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao says that drone integration is a top priority for the department. Chao emphasized, however, the “proper role of government,” which she says is to be a regulator, but not to attempt to …

News and Commentary.  At this level, it’s hardly a shock.  The FAA‘s extension of an extension of an extension has as soon as once more been… prolonged. The present extension was set to expire on the finish of this month, however the spending invoice earlier than the President features a …

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao addressed the viewers on the FAA’s UAS Symposium yesterday.  In taped remarks, the Chao advised attendees that operations over individuals, evening flight, and flight past visible line of sight (BVLOS) have been on the way in which.   While stakeholders are involved about security, Chao …

One factor that a lot of the drone business – and regulators – can agree upon is the necessity for clear drone legal guidelines, enacted as rapidly as attainable.  It’s not a straightforward process, and among the many many complicated points that each business and regulators should perceive and tackle …

President Trump signed a directive as we speak to launch the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program.  The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) says in an announcement that this system will “safely test and validate advanced operations for drones in partnership with state and local governments in select jurisdictions.” …

picture courtesy AirMap News and Commentary. Forums lit up final week with criticism and complaints after main airspace intelligence supplier AirMap launched a letter to a lawmaker in help of the Drone Innovation Act, suggesting that the laws be added to the markup of the latest model of the FAA …

When it comes to drone laws, the FAA has taken a collaborative strategy, forming stakeholder committees to decide regulation priorities and to advocate frameworks for subjects like UAS ID and Tracking. Large producers and trade teams have donated vital time and sources in the direction of participation on these committees …

With solely 4 days to go till the present extension expires on September 30, House Democrats blocked a Republican push to fast-track one other FAA extension. The FAA Reathorization Act presently in pressure dates again to 2012, and repeated makes an attempt to strive to substitute it have failed – …