Autonomous drone developer Percepto this week announced three regulatory milestones—completing the certifications and a test flight phase that take the Israeli company a step closer to FAA Certification, countrywide EVLOS in Australia and BLOS in Norway. “The completion of the D&R testing phase is a major achievement in the Type Certification …
Read More »Drone Privacy Laws Around the World
Surfshark, a digital security firm, introduces Mapped: The state of drone privacy laws in (nearly) every country. Drone privacy is serious business – and what gets you a great image in one country could get you a jail term in another. Finding these laws, however, is hit or miss – …
Read More »Japan Moves to Ban Chinese Drone Sales to Government Agencie…
On the heels of recent U.S. government efforts to ban Chinese drones for official use, Japan this week announced a similar plan. According to a Reuters report, several government insiders say the initiative would shut out China from selling any drones to Japanese agencies in an effort “to protect sensitive …
Read More »Let’s Talk Drones: AUVSI NC Hosts New Initiative for Educati…
If there is one thing that leaders in the drone industry agree upon, it’s the need to bring the drone community together to understand the issues and fly safely. This Friday, the North Carolina Chapter of the Association for Unmanned Vehicles and Systems International (AUVSI) introduces “Let’s Talk Drones,” a …
Read More »EU Drone Regulation: Overprotective, or a Level Playing Fiel…
New EU drone regulations will necessitate changes for much of the European drone industry, as companies work to comply with regulations that will be enforced throughout the European Union. In this piece by EU Law Regulatory Consultant of Porat Group, Ella Rosenberg points out that EU drone regulations impact not …
Read More »Minnesota Man Arrested in Drone Shooting
Pixabay License: Free for commercial use A Minnesota man faces criminal charges after a pilot reported a drone shooting as the aircraft flew over a meat-processing plant. The Watonwan County Sheriff’s Department charged Travis Duane Winters, 34, of Butterfield, Minn., with criminal damage to property and reckless discharge of a …
Read More »Where to Find Europe’s Drone Rules All in One Place: EASA’s …
Image from the EASA Website The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has recently published a document called “Easy Access Rules” that covers European drone regulations in an easy to understand and easy to use format. The 265 page document is available on their website for download here. While 265 pages …
Read More »The Deep Dive into Remote ID for Drones: What It Is, What it…
image public domain We’ve gotten a lot of questions and comments about Remote ID for Drones – and with good reason. This regulation is important: it has the potential to impact all drone operations in the country. It’s also technical, and challenging to understand. This guest post is a longer …
Read More »Judge Strikes Down Michigan County’s Drone Ban
kennethaw88 / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0) A Michigan county’s attempt to ban drone flights in its public parks crashed and burned last week after a judge ruled the ordinance flew in the face of state law. Flint-area circuit court Judge Joseph Farah granted an injunction to prohibit enforcement of the ban …
Read More »The State of Drone Regulations in Africa: a Call for Harmoni…
Image courtesy African Drone Forum Drone regulations around the world are still in the development stages, and Africa is no different. Despite many ground-breaking application, formalized regulations that will encourage industry growth remain in process. At the African Drone Forum in Rwanda, a group of regulators from all over the …
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