The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced last week that it plans to evaluate technologies and systems that could detect and mitigate potential safety risks posed by unmanned aircraft. The effort will be part of the agency’s Airport Unmanned Aircraft Systems Detection and Mitigation Research Program. Interested manufacturers, vendors, and integrators of drone detection and/or mitigation […]
Unmanned Systems
Unmanned Systems
FAA Continues Drone Integration Initiatives
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced 26 schools have been selected so far to participate in the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Collegiate Training Initiative (UAS-CTI). The FAA’s Collegiate Training Initiative (CTI) program allows educational institutions to collaborate with the FAA to help students pursue their aviation career goals. The UAS-CTI program recognizes institutions that prepare students […]
Virginia Ranked #1 in Unmanned Aerial Systems
Virginia is two for two in being #1 for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), according to Business Facilities magazine. The publication’s 16th annual survey was just published, and for the second straight year, Virginia was ranked #1 for UAS. The ranking comes just days after the public debut of the Virginia Flight Information Exchange pilot project, […]
Virginia to Launch Unmanned Aerial Systems Flight Information Exchange
The Virginia Department of Aviation (DOAV) and Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) today announced the launch of the Virginia Flight Information Exchange pilot program, a tool that will allow state and local governments to share information among unmanned aerial systems (UAS) stakeholders and address key safety and policy concerns while keeping the airspace open, secure, […]
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $3.3 Million in Seven Drone Grants to Universities
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding $3.3 million in research, education and training grants to universities that comprise FAA’s Air Transportation Center of Excellence (COE) for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), also known as the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE). “These grants […]
Civil Air Patrol Teams with Unmanned Safety Institute on UAS Safety and Education
Unmanned Safety Institute (USI), has teamed with Civil Air Patrol (CAP) to address unmanned aerial systems (UAS) safety and education nationally. CAP and USI have agreed to cooperate on enhancing aviation and UAS safety and education at every level of both partnering organizations, including communications and coordination with other agencies and groups throughout the U.S. […]
Flylogix and Cambridge Consultants to Send Drones Beyond the Horizon
Flylogix and Cambridge Consultants, part of the Capgemini Group, today announce a collaboration that will exploit Iridium’s state-of-the-art satellite communications to safely control unmanned aerial vehicles from a central control hub. This will enable Flylogix to move from local drone piloting at the airfield to centrally controlled operations, massively increasing the resilience of their services […]
U.S. – Swiss Reach Drone Agreement
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Switzerland Federal Office of Civil Aviation announced that they have reached an agreement in harmonizing domestic and international safety standards for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). This agreement builds on U.S and Swiss efforts to ensure that the fastest growing and broadest segment of aviation is integrated safely, […]
Northern Plains UAS Test Site Soliciting Proposals for UAS to Support Site Acceptance Testing of North Dakota’s Statewide BVLOS Network
The Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS) is soliciting proposals for the purchase of an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), or drone, for the North Dakota statewide beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) network. This aircraft will be used to support Site Acceptance Testing of the network and use-case development. Proposals should also contain a two-year […]
Utilities Weather Storms with Geospatial Data Technology
By: Robert Henley Extreme weather events are hitting more often and harder than ever before. In the face of this meteorological onslaught, state agencies across the country are grappling with how to protect the essential services their residents depend on. Many have passed storm hardening regulations that demand utilities to strengthen the electrical grid to […]
