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Commercial drones are lining up on the runway with high hopes for air traffic control systems tailored for unmanned vehicles. But a lack of appropriate regulations may keep them from getting off the ground for a while. That was the view from the Drone World Expo here. The event gathered proponents that ranged from Airbus, GE and Lockheed Martin to Facebook, Google and a White House science and technology advisor. Continue reading →

Michael Kratsios, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer at the White House discussed U.S. technology priorities and strategic initiatives saying the White House is committed to working with the industry to integrate drones into our national airspace. Continue reading →

The keynote panel on Wednesday opened with Gretchen West, Senior Advisor Hogan Lovells, Co-Executive Director, Commercial Drone Alliance and MC of the show, presenting the Woman Innovator of the Year Award to Dyan Gibbens, CEO & Founder, Trumbull Unmanned and the ‘Drones for Good Award’ to Justin Adams, Director of Business Development, Kovar & Associates, LLC. Continue reading →

Gretchen West, Senior Advisor Hogan Lovells, Co-Executive Director, Commercial Drone Alliance and MC of the show, opened the 3rd Annual Drone World Expo with a review of the main events in the past year. Continue reading →

Today marks the beginning of Commercial Drone Week in Silicon Valley. As a precursor to Drone World Expo, a series of Pre-Conference Workshops will take place at the same venue as Drone World Expo. The workshops will focus on ‘Public Safety Training’, ‘sUAS for Inspections’ and ‘Sensors and Analytics for Precision Agriculture’. Continue reading →

At the Joe Nall Week NOON SHOW 2017,  Andreas Gietz flies his giant B-2 Spirit Continue reading →