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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced $4.4 million in drone research, education and training grants to seven universities. Research will focus on three areas: electromagnetic compatibility, detect and avoid classifications, and cybersecurity oversight. The universities receiving grants are University of North …

Reno, NV (April 6, 2022) — Iris Automation has been granted a second waiver for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) autonomous operations on behalf of the City of Reno, this time utilizing its Casia G ground-based solution. The approval follows the recent award of a waiver for …

Friday, February 11, 2022 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will begin field-testing new drone-traffic-management capabilities to further integrate these aircraft into the National Airspace System.   The Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) Field Test, which will start in the spring of 2022, will allow the government and the drone community …

eTripTrader, Inc., dba eTT Aviation, a leading provider of software solutions for aviation, is pleased to announce that it has been certified by the FAA as a UAS Service Supplier (USS) to provide LAANC Services for commercial and recreational UAS (Drone) Operators. LAANC is the Low Altitude Authorization …

Now with their licenses, the students are expected to fulfill 40 hours of flight time through simulator training, internships, and missions providing aid to UOG researchers, local government agencies, or nonprofit organizations.  The hands-on experience equips the students when entering the workforce with the ability to incorporate drone technology in …

SkyTask, Inc. Announces FAA Waiver Approval for BVLOS Remote Flight Operations at Colorado State University Drone Center DENVER — (BUSINESS WIRE) — April 5, 2021 — Remote UAV Flight Operations company SkyTask, Inc. announced today that it received its first FAA Waiver approvals for Beyond Visual Line Of Site (BVLOS) …

The Scout System works with a base, the ScoutBase, an artificial intelligence (AI) powered Scout unmanned aircraft system (UAS), and a secure web portal, ScoutView, that interacts with the system storing data and analytics. (American Robotics) The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) made its first approval of automated drone operations without …

A Massachusetts company has just won government approval to make fully automated commercial drone flights without a human operator around ByThe Associated Press January 16, 2021, 12:53 AM • 2 min read WASHINGTON — A Massachusetts company has been granted approval to operate commercial drone flights without a person directing …

Dive Brief: The FAA has released final rules for drones regarding remote identification and flying over people, paving the way for more delivery drone operations, according to an agency press release.  The new FAA rules will require remote identification of drones and allow small drones to fly over people and …

FAA bans drone usage over two Department of Defense facilities DAVENPORT, Iowa (Tribune News Service) — The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday it was restricting the use of drones over the Rock Island Arsenal, calling the military installation a “national security sensitive location.” The FAA also restricted the …