A drone has successfully delivered a package to a residential location in a small Nevada town in what its maker and the governor of the state said Friday was the first fully autonomous urban drone delivery in the U.S.
FAA Releases Updated UAS Sighting Reports
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today released an updated list of pilot, air traffic controller and citizen reports of possible encounters with unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The latest report covers August 22, 2015 through January 31, 2016. Continue reading
Indian Startup gets Funding for Agriculture Drones
Aaruha Technologies, the early-stage technology fund started last year by ex-Infosys CFOs Mohandas Pai and V Balakrishnan, as well as BV Naidu, the chairman of Sagitaur Ventures, officially announced its second investment today. Continue reading
The Drone that Stalked Bin Laden
In 2009, after two weeks of being embedded as an independent journalist with a small team of U.S. Marines in Afghanistan, I ended up at Combat Outpost Monti, a 14-acre camp of tents, plywood huts, a few concrete bunkers and makeshift guard towers, and a helicopter landing area, all ringed by collapsible barriers. Continue reading
AOPA Issues Guidance for Drone Flying Near Airports
Drone pilots operating near towered and non-towered airports can get help deciphering FAA guidance and learn more about best practices from a new AOPA fact sheet. Continue reading
Nevada Droneport Now Part Operational
Leadership at Aerodrome, a teaching airport and builder of a 50-acre drone airport in Boulder City, Nevada has confirmed that the site is intermittently operational.
Senate Bill Calls for Certification of Unmanned Aircraft
The Senate’s version of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2016 has finally made it out of committee, and it contains 65 pages of requirements for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Some of these provisions go to the heart of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) philosophy for dealing with unmanned aircraft. If enacted, the legislation could have a profound impact on the development of this industry. Continue reading
Islamic Jihad Hacker Accused of Accessing Israeli Drone Communications
An Islamic Jihad activist has been charged with hacking the Israel Defense Forces’ drone communication system by writing software that the terror group used to monitor unmanned aircraft transmissions for two years. Continue reading