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UAS News
- Engineers Design Drones That Can Stay Aloft for Five Days
In the event of a natural disaster that disrupts phone and Internet systems over a … Continue reading →
- X-Ray Eyes in the Sky
UCSB researchers have proposed a new method for 3D through-wall imaging that utilizes drones and … Continue reading →
- Flying a little higher: Drone use in ag grows
Nick Otto stands in a 160-acre field of fledging corn on a coolish June afternoon. … Continue reading →
- UAS Stakeholders Warn Congress of ‘Unintended Consequences’ of Drone Regulation Bill
In response to a recently introduced bill that seeks to empower state and local authorities … Continue reading →
- How can drones power the offshore oil and gas operations?
The current methods of locating, detecting and surveying leaks in rugged, remote offshore oil and … Continue reading →
- Meteorologists Look To Drones To Improve Storm Forecasts
Unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, could help scientists forecast where and when thunderstorms develop, before … Continue reading →
- New police drone could save your life
Officer Rey Caban spent nearly two years researching the possibility of bringing an unmanned aerial … Continue reading →
- Engineers Design Drones That Can Stay Aloft for Five Days
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Unmanned and Unregulated? Court of Appeals Rejects FAA Regulation of Many Drones
In 2015, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) attempted to address the proliferation of drones and some of the hazards associated with their operation with a rule requiring that all “small unmanned aircraft” register with the FAA. The online registration process … Continue reading
U.S. Court of Appeals says hobby drone owners no longer have to register UAS with the FAA
On May 19, the U.S. Court of Appeals determined that hobbyist UAS owners will no longer have to register their unmanned systems with the Federal Aviation Administration, potentially reversing a practice that has been in place for more than a … Continue reading
FAA releases registered private drone owner database
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today posted a large database showing the city, state and zip code of each registered drone owner. Release of the database responds to a number of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests submitted since the … Continue reading
Congressman’s bill aims to tame drones
Rogue drones flying over could be a problem for the military, and it’s one to which Rep. Neal Dunn is looking to put a stop. Dunn is co-sponsoring bipartisan legislation that clarifies the military’s authority to put a stop to … Continue reading