Defence firms, police forces and fire services are among more than 130 organisations that have permission to fly small UAS in UK airspace, according to the UK’s Guardian newspaper. Continue reading
Category Archives: Regulatory Matters
Hollywood Lobbies FAA
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has been actively lobbying the US government for UAS use in domestic air space. Continue reading
JARUS Information and Dissemination Workshop
The First JARUS Information and Dissemination Workshop took place on December 6, 2012 and was kindly hosted by EUROCONTROL in Brussels. Continue reading
UVS International Announces Its RPAS Events for 2013
Within the framework of its Global Access Initiative, UVS International is (co)organizing 5 remotely piloted aircraft systems events in 2013, namely: Continue reading
ENAC Invites Comments on Draft RPAS Regulation
On 24 December 2012, ENAC, the Italian civil aviation authority, published a draft of its RPAS regulation on its web site, and invited the RPAS community and other interested aviation stakeholders to supply their comments on this document. Continue reading
Silicon Valley Should Help FAA Write UAS Policy
Silicon Valley has to embrace a technology that carries great capacity to help people, such as finding lost children and hikers. But tech leaders should be helping the Federal Aviation Administration write a national policy for drone use to protect Americans’ privacy. Continue reading
Markey Introduces Legislation to Ensure Privacy and Transparency in Domestic UAS Operations
Congressman Edward Markey (D-Mass.), co-chair of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, on Dec. 18 introduced legislation to ensure standards for informing the public and establish safeguards to protect the privacy of individuals as the federal government develops a comprehensive plan for the use of drones in U.S. airspace. Continue reading
AIAA To Host Policy Symposium On Civilian Applications of UAS
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will host a March symposium on the non-military uses of unmanned aircraft. Continue reading