DJI’s Leading Drone Models Receive FAA Approval for Remote ID Mandate by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Civilian drones and aerial imaging technology leader DJI has become the first drone manufacturer to receive Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval in compliance with the FAA’s Remote Identification protocol. Continue reading below, …
Read More »Remote ID Rule for Drones Challenge Won’t Fly
A challenge questioning whether the FAA rule on Remote ID for drones was constitutional has failed. Continue reading below, or listen: A 3-judge appellate panel has ruled that the Remote ID rule for drones, which would require all drones to utilize technology that will identify the location of both aircraft …
Read More »ANRA Drone Tracking Solutions – DRONELIFE
ANRA Technologies Demonstrates New Drone Tracking Solutions by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Leading airspace management provider ANRA Technologies, working alongside the ideaForge and Asteria Aerospace, completed a series of demonstrations of the live tracking of drones within India’s national airspace. Continue reading below, or listen: Two different tracking …
Read More »Remote ID Lawsuit Interview with Plaintiff and Attorney
Last night, Dawn Zoldi interviewed Plaintiff Tyler Brennan and Atty Jonathan Rupprecht in their first interview since filing “RaceDayQuads.com v. Federal Aviation Administration,” the first Remote ID lawsuit challenging the newly published rule. Dotting I’s and Crossing T’s – The FAA Remote ID Lawsuit By: Dawn M.K. Zoldi, Guest Contributor BREAKING NEWS! …
Read More »When Will Remote ID Go Into Effect? FAA Announces Date
The FAA has announced when rules on Remote ID will go into effect, along with the newly released regulations on drone Operations Over People and Moving Vehicles and Flight at Night. In a press release published Friday night, the FAA says that the “final rules requiring remote identification of drones …
Read More »New Drones and Remote ID: Who Cares? You Do.
When the FAA released the Remote ID rule late last year, it left the drone industry with as many questions as answers. What about new hardware and remote ID solutions? How will manufacturers comply? Will drone owners be able to receive a simple firmware update? Will the solution require a …
Read More »Major Aviation Advocacy Group Lauds FAA Drone Rule Changes
Source: AOPA One of the world’s largest aviation advocacy groups is flying high on the tailwinds of recent FAA regulatory changes to drone rules. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is lauding the agency’s recent publication of Part 89 as well as the overhaul of Part 107 on Jan. 15. …
Read More »Apple Patent for Drone Communications Technology – Is Apple …
An Apple patent for drone telecommunications technology was published last month. Despite the fact that for several years our April Fool’s hoax kept hitting the top stories list, there is still no such thing as an Apple iDrone: but Apple could be looking for an opportunity to enter the drone …
Read More »Drone Advocate: Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Resigns…
File photo U.S. Transportation Secretary and drone advocate Elaine Chao has resigned her post in the wake of Wednesday’s storming of the Capitol by pro-Trump rioters. Chao, who has hailed the “safe integration of drones” as a “national imperative,” announced her resignation via Twitter on Thursday. “Yesterday, our country experienced …
Read More »Remote Identification of Unmanned Systems: Op-Ed
Following the publication of the final rule on remote identification for drones last week, the industry has voiced opinions both for and against the concept of Remote ID as well as the actual rule. DRONELIFE is honored to publish this joint op-ed from two of the industry’s leading voices: AUVSI …
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