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The FAA and AUVSI will co-host this year’s FAA UAS Symposium on June 3-5 at The Baltimore Convention Center. This year’s Symposium is expanding even further, as the FAA and their partners, AUVSI, work to increase communication and education with the drone community.  With the tag line: “The FAA is …

One of the highlights of AUVSI’s Xponential each year is getting to see major thought leaders in the industry.  This morning’s keynotes were no different: with the tagline “The Power of Progress.” Hosted by Airbus’ Travis Mason and introduced by AUVSI President Brian Wynne, the morning was about looking ahead. …

julie corsi from Palos Heights, IL, USA [CC BY 2.0 ] If you’re headed to AUVSI’s Xponential in Chicago today, get ready for a huge show of all things unmanned.  Xponential is one of the biggest shows in the industry, with so much to see and hear that attendees are spoiled …

UK startup and world-leading fuel cell engineering company Intelligent Energy is set to launch a new hydrogen fuel cell at AUVSI Xponential 2019 later this month. The 2.4kW fuel cell is designed for the commercial UAV market. In the past eighteen months, Intelligent Energy has launched four products for commercial …

Last year’s Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) XPONENTIAL trade show included the inaugural XCELLENCE Humanitarian Awards. Prizes were awarded to five organizations that had used unmanned technology in innovative ways for humanitarian or philanthropic efforts around the world. The 2018 winners spanned disaster management, medical assistance and search-and-rescue …

Nate Lee [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons Last week, the drone industry – including leading drone advocacy group The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) – joined a rally organized by the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) to urge U.S. lawmakers to end the government shutdown. “…participants …

They may not have Tom Cruise, but the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International is going to Top Gun – well, Top Operator. The world’s largest non-profit for the advancement of drones and robotics is launching the Trusted Operator Program, a certification program allowing drone pilots and UAS training groups …

One of the best aspects of this week’s DJI Airworks conference in Dallas was the opportunity to hear the industry’s biggest influencers speak about critical issues.  The Commercial UAV Policy Panel was moderated by DJI’s Vice President of Policy and Legal Affairs Brendan Schulman, and the panel included a critical …

If there was ever a time to participate in discussions of drone policy, that time is now.  AUVSI issued an announcement this week about their annual “Hill Day.”  If you’ve thought about attending before, this is the year to do it. The following is from the AUVSI announcement: This annual …