{"id":15958,"date":"2020-07-14T13:44:12","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T13:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=15958"},"modified":"2020-07-14T13:44:14","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T13:44:14","slug":"u-s-swiss-reach-drone-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/unmanned-systems\/u-s-swiss-reach-drone-agreement\/%20","title":{"rendered":"U.S. \u2013 Swiss Reach Drone Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the\nSwitzerland Federal Office of Civil Aviation announced that they have reached\nan agreement in harmonizing domestic and international safety standards for Unmanned\nAircraft Systems (UAS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This agreement builds on U.S and Swiss efforts to ensure\nthat the fastest growing and broadest segment of aviation is integrated safely,\nefficiently and seamlessly around the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUAS activities are now accepted worldwide as a vital sector of aviation,\u201d said Jay Merkle, executive director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/uas\/\">FAA&#8217;s UAS Integration Office<\/a>. \u201cThis U.S.\/Swiss agreement continues the move forward of the safe, efficient, and internationally harmonized integration of these vehicles into the world\u2019s airspace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The participants intend to collaborate under a Declaration\nof Intent (DOI) on UAS issues of mutual interest and benefit. The primary\nobjectives of the DOI are to provide opportunities to engage in research and\ndevelopment; exchange ideas, personnel, and information; provide coordination\nwith other government entities and stakeholders; and to collaborate on other\ninitiatives and projects determined to be of mutual interest and benefit in\nrelation to UAS operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Specifically, the participants handle the oversight and\nregulations of UAS in their nations\u2019 airspace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Innovation and Digitalization Unit of Switzerland\u2019s\nFederal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) is the primary authority and point of\ncontact designated by the Swiss Confederation under this agreement to develop\nregulations covering UAS activities, including certification and surveillance\nof drone designers, manufacturers and operators. FOCA leads Swiss efforts on\nUAS and is the designated authority in charge of facilitating the integration\nof drones into Swiss airspace. FOCA also promotes technological and operational\nresearch in the field and the development of all aspects related to these\naircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FAA&#8217;s UAS Integration Office, the Agency\u2019s technical\npoint of contact under this agreement, coordinates the development of\ndrone-centric operating concepts, policies, requirements, criteria, and\nprocedures for new system evaluations. The office is responsible for leading\nthe Agency\u2019s innovation agenda to support UAS integration and the\nimplementation of emerging technologies, drone-related research and development\npriorities, and the development of international and domestic operating\nstandards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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). 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