International law firm Hogan Lovells announced that it has launched a new global Transportation practice, to be led by Washington, D.C.-based partner Latane Montague, one of the transportation industry’s most seasoned regulatory lawyers. As part of the firm’s Regulatory Practice, the new practice combines the strengths of the firm’s top-tier Aviation and Unmanned Aircraft Systems […]
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CNC Technologies Tapped by Michigan State Police to Deploy State-of-the-Art Mobile Video Network for Advanced Drone Program
CNC Technologies, an aviation technology and wireless communications company serving the law enforcement, military and government markets, announced its selection by the Michigan State Police (MSP) to deploy a state-of-the-art mobile video network to support the department’s airborne law enforcement operations. Developed to speed and improve the ability of MSP to share actionable aerial intelligence, […]
Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus Adds Graduate Certificate in UAS Information Assurance to Online Offerings
Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus is expanding its program options with a new offering for individuals interested in cybersecurity of unmanned aircraft systems. A graduate certificate in unmanned aircraft systems information assurance is being launched in fall 2018. The certificate provides working professionals and graduate students an educational foundation in an industry important to both […]
Robotica UAS Summit 2018 to Discuss New England’s Rapidly Growing Drone Industry and New Aviation Ecosystem
AUVSI New England will be hosting ROBOTICA UAS Summit 2018 on June 7 at The Exchange building in the Seaport District of Boston. Drones and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are a rapidly growing industry in New England and around the world. The New England Chapter of the Association of Unmanned Vehicles International (AUVSI) has assembled […]
FAA Modifies Restrictions on Drone Operations over DoD Facilities
At the request of the Department of Defense, and Federal security and law enforcement agencies, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been using its existing authority under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations § 99.7 – “Special Security Instructions” – to address the potential threat posed by malicious drone operations by establishing Unmanned […]
UAS IPP Participants Virginia and North Dakota to Receive Expertise from Airbus Aerial
Airbus Aerial has been selected to provide its domain expertise in unmanned aircraft systems as part of a team of private-sector firms supporting the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP). The IPP is a three-year U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) program implemented through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), aimed at developing a regulatory […]
NCDOT Joins FEMA Drone Working Group
Drones are an increasingly integral part of all emergency response operations, so the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is working to make sure the state’s drone operators are prepared when disaster strikes. NCDOT’s Division of Aviation Office UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems, or ‘drones’) Program Office, in partnership with N.C. Emergency Management, is working with […]
AirMap Selected as UAS Service Supplier in Six UAS IPP Awards
Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration announced the state, local, and tribal governments approved to enable complex drone operations in 10 locations, and AirMap is included in six of them. The announcement comes as part of the U.S. DoT’s UAS Integration Pilot Program (IPP), designed to accelerate the integration of […]
PrecisionHawk Joins its Home State of North Carolina as 1 of 10 Chosen for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program
PrecisionHawk Inc., a leading provider of enterprise drone technology, today announced that it was selected to participate with its home state of North Carolina in 1 of 10 pilot programs focused on drone integration, introduced by the Trump administration last year. The project was chosen by the Department of Transportation (DOT) from 150 applications submitted […]
U.S. Selects 10 Drone Programs for Testing
Accompanied by technology innovators and government leaders from across the nation, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today announced the 10 state, local and tribal governments who will conduct flight tests as part of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program. “We know our diverse new partners will help us address a broad […]
