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FAA Taps Choctaw Nation for Groundbreaking Drone Program

Via WikiCommons: By Aaron Walden – Self-made. The FAA today announced a groundbreaking partnership with the Choctaw Nation to determine how drones can best transport cargo—including parcels—at lower altitudes. The agency’s Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center (MMAC) signed a three-year agreement with the Oklahoma-based Native tribe that will enable the center …

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Long Range Cargo Drones Volansi Joins BEYOND Program

Volansi, a leading provider of long range cargo drones, has partnered with three of the nine participants in the FAA’s BEYOND program.  “Volansi is working directly with the ​North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), the North Dakota Department of Transportation and the University of Alaska Fairbanks for this effort,” says …

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Air Domain Awareness Program for Border Protection

The Air Domain Awareness Program is a federally funded project testing new technology to stop the illicit use of drones and small aircraft – in any environment., By DRONELIFE Staff Writer Jim Magill As the technology for unmanned aerial vehicle and systems grows apace, bringing with it the promise of …

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The Latest Executive Order on Drones

The latest executive order on drones may require federal agencies to replace – or at least review – their current fleet of Chinese- or other foreign-manufactured drones. BREAKING – Show Me the Money! Adversary Country Drones To Be Replaced?  By Contributing Editor Dawn M.K. Zoldi* Up until now, most of …

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