drone integration

NOAA has awarded Black Swift Technologies (BST) a contract to develop GPS-denied navigation, enabling Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations for drones in GNSS-denied environments. NOAA has almost 95,000 miles of domestic coastline to survey – and while drones are by far the best way to complete the mission, flying …

A Senate Bill, now on the President’s desk, would require changes in the membership composition of the influential Drone Advisory Committee (DAC).   The Drone Advisory Committee was established to provide “independent advice and recommendations” to the U.S. Dept. of Transportation and FAA on drone regulations, according to the DAC …

Imagine a system that operates as a mobile phone application and/or computer program, which displays a map of an area with restricted areas marked, and which also displays real time data on drones currently in the air. For authorities, it is a system that enables them to enforce flight safety …

A new FAA drone training initiative will certify institutions offering UAS programs and provide opportunities for collaboration with the agency.  The program is a focused effort to match training with labor force needs, benefitting both the industry and students interested in a career in drones. “The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) …

Photo by Pok Rie from Pexels The integration of unmanned aircraft into the national airspace (NAS) is a complex problem – and security is one major aspect of it.  Government agencies in the U.S. and abroad are increasingly concerned about the possibility of data breaches and hacking of aerial data. …

While most of the bad publicity around “rogue drones” comes from a perceived (and sometimes real) danger of interference between unmanned and manned aircraft, French company Donecle is proving that the manned aircraft industry can benefit from drone technology too. We first saw a demonstration of airplane inspections by drones …

At the FAA UAS Symposium in Baltimore, Acting FAA Administrator Dan Elwell announced that the FAA would offer new partnerships with the commercial drone industry to help move the integration of drones into the national airspace (NAS) forward. The $6 million program would provide matching funds to qualified companies who …

Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao’s recent address to the Transportation Research Board named three new initiatives for drones: but only one of them garnered the attention of the mainstream press.  Chao’s announcement about the UTM Pilot Project could be even more important for the drone industry than the Notice …

DRONELIFE has had the opportunity to meet many of the influencers in the European drone industry this fall, and from Frankfurt to London to Amsterdam, one thing is clear: Europe is ready and willing to take on a leading role in drone regulation, drone integration and unmanned traffic management.  Now, …

While the U.S. has been busy asserting the 10 chosen contributors within the drone Integration Pilot Program (IPP), Transport Canada has been creating a complete pilot program for past visible line of sight (BVLOS) flight – one designed to point out communities how they might profit from extensive unfold adoption …