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The FAA has gained a victory on drone registration.  President Trump at present signed the $700 billion National Defense Authorization Act, which included one small half making drone registration within the U.S. authorized. It was simply earlier than the vacations in 2015 that the FAA pushed drone registration by way …

By Andrea Booher (This picture is from the FEMA Photo Library.) News and Commentary.  In the class of “this shouldn’t need to be said,” we’ll say it – drone operators ought to steer clear of the California wildfires in the event that they aren’t a part of the emergency response. …

Another identify has quietly proven up on the checklist of suppliers testing the prototype of the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC): Project Wing. Project Wing is often referred to as Google’s drone venture, though formally the program is a division of X Development LLC, mum or dad firm …

It’s that point of yr once more, people. The climate’s getting colder. Obscure family members loom on the horizon. A tidal wave of meals and good will is headed your means. Oh, and drone fans are making last-minute additions to their Christmas lists. A rising fanatic market and huge numbers …

Today is the day – the deadline for preliminary functions to FAA’s UAS Integration Pilot Program, which the FAA characterizes as “an opportunity for state, local, and tribal governments to partner with private sector entities, such as UAS operators or manufacturers, to accelerate safe UAS integration.” The hope is that …

IntelligentUAS It’s that point of 12 months once more – time to evaluation what you possibly can (and can’t) do with a drone for Thanksgiving dinner prep.   That’s proper, there are YouTube movies on the best way to hunt a turkey, prepare dinner a turkey, and even make mashed …

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.” …

Parrot Bluegrass Parrot, the UAV know-how agency, has introduced two new drones that broaden its enterprise choices. The new UAVs, the Parrot Bluegrass and the Parrot Bebop-Pro Thermal, are aimed on the industrial agriculture, development and public security markets. It’s a robust sign from a agency that’s clearly trying to …

Earlier this week a collision between a manned plane and a drone reportedly occurred in Quebec, Canada. What adopted has develop into painfully acquainted to drone business observers: a sequence of studies pushed extra by worry and clickbait than actuality. So how can we break the cycle?… First got here the studies …

Commentary Last May Michael Huerta, the Administrator of the FAA, issued a constitution to determine a committee to evaluate and make a suggestion with regard to guidelines that might decide how industrial and client drones may be tracked and recognized. This is a essential regulatory step that’s required for the …