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Verizon, the US’s largest wireless telecom company, is developing technology with NASA to direct and monitor America’s growing fleet of civilian and commercial drones from its network of phone towers. According to documents obtained by the Guardian, Verizon signed an agreement last year with NASA “to jointly explore
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New Zealand Transport Minister Simon Bridges is keen to push ahead with "light handed risk-based" rules around drones after meeting politicians, United States regulators and companies including Google. New Zealand is close to introducing new rules for drones and their use was discussed at a closed door
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Nearly 200 encounters with unmanned aircraft, ranging from amusing to chillingly dangerous, were reported to the FAA between February and November of 2014; a list published by a New Orleans television station May 26 documents the growing use of drones—authorized and otherwise—and their infiltration of the National Airspace
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On 19 January 2015 the UK Military Aviation Authority (MAA) concluded a 15 month, end-to-end review of Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS) regulations with the introduction of a bespoke Regulatory Framework. This marked a significant milestone for the MAA as it not only formalised RPAS regulation as distinct
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The business aviation community had a chance to discuss its concerns over the likelihood of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) flying in civil airspace during a conference session at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition last week. Devising rules that ensure safety while impeding neither progress nor prosperity is
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The Federal Aviation Administration has made it simpler for the six unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) test sites to conduct research by giving them “blanket” authorizations to fly public aircraft operations throughout the National Airspace System at or below 200 feet. The FAA expects this improved access for the test sites
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The US Department of Justice has issued agency-wide policy guidance on the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) that sets standards of use and management controls of UAS by the department and its components. UAS are used at times by law enforcement agencies as cost-effective, efficient and potentially
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Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives pledged to continue their support for a newly-designated FAA Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems that will research and develop technologies and policies for the use of unmanned aerial systems, or drones, in the United States. At a
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New rules regulating the use of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), popularly known as drones have been signed by the Minister of Transport, Ms Dipuo Peters and will be officially be put into effect 01 July 2015 Director of Civil Aviation Poppy Khoza said the South African Civil Aviation Authority,
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The Tokyo metropolitan government has prohibited people from operating drones in all metropolitan parks, officials said. A total of 81 parks and gardens managed by the metropolitan government are subject to the ban, which also prohibits people from bringing drones into the parks. The ban has been introduced in the
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U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced a public outreach campaign for the National Capital Region around Washington, D.C. to reinforce the message that the District of Columbia and cities and towns within a 15-mile radius of Ronald-Reagan Washington National Airport are
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After a rigorous competition, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected a Mississippi State University team as the FAA’s Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (COE UAS). The COE will focus on research, education and training in areas critical to safe and