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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 …

The FAA also restricted the airspace over Biometric Technology Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia, banning the use of drones, which the government refers to as unmanned aircraft systems. “Restrictions on these Department of Defense facilities are to address concerns about drone activity over security-sensitive facilities,” the FAA said in a release.  …

Workhorse Group Submits Formal Application to the FAA for Type Certification of its HorseFly™ Delivery Drone CINCINNATI, Oct. 28, 2020 — (PRNewswire) —   Workhorse Group Inc. (Nasdaq: WKHS) (“Workhorse” or “the Company”), an American technology company focused on providing sustainable and cost-effective drone-integrated electric vehicles to the last mile delivery sector, …

Amazon said Monday that they will be allowed to use drones to test commercial deliveries. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved Amazon Prime Air to test commercial deliveries using drones, Amazon and the FAA told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Amazon Prime Air delivers packages in a half hour or …

A new study, released by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, confirms that aircraft are too often forced to share airspace with unauthorized drones. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (PRWEB) May 20, 2020 Related Research Article: Visit the IJAAA website. A dangerously close encounter between a camera drone and six F/A-18 Hornets flying in formation …