Register here to join the live broadcast on Tuesday, February 3 at 3 p.m. EST. The next edition of the Public Safety Drone Review, a free monthly webcast co-hosted by DRONERESPONDERS and DRONELIFE, will take place on Tuesday, February 3 at 3 p.m. EST. This month’s session will spotlight aerial innovation and public safety solutions with a special guest from one of the most … [Read more...] about February Public Safety Drone Review: Gemma Alcock of SkyBound Joins the Conversation
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The Drone Industry’s Next Bottleneck Isn’t the Aircraft
Why Networks, Chips, and Trusted Infrastructure Will Decide Who Scales (News and commentary.) Commercial drones are increasingly shaped by forces far beyond the airframe. As governments tighten rules around “trusted” technology and assess the risks of “high-risk vendors,” it’s become clear that modern digital infrastructure is deeply interdependent. No single nation controls … [Read more...] about The Drone Industry’s Next Bottleneck Isn’t the Aircraft
Why the Drone Boom Looks Different This Time
Inside the policy, production, and funding forces reshaping the market (Commentary.) For more than a decade, drones have been described as an industry poised for breakthrough growth: the next frontier of logistics, inspection, and autonomous systems. But that promise has often felt like an echo loop: years of pilots, hype cycles, and unease about when “real scale” would … [Read more...] about Why the Drone Boom Looks Different This Time
FAA NOTAM Bans Drone Flights Near Moving Federal Assets, Prompting Civil Liberties and Operator Concerns
FAA’s ‘mobile’ NOTAM raises concerns for drone operators By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill Civil liberties advocates and media representatives are raising concerns that a sweeping new FAA security policy, designed to protect federal law enforcement agents and their assets from potential harm from rogue drones could impinge on the constitutional rights of legitimate … [Read more...] about FAA NOTAM Bans Drone Flights Near Moving Federal Assets, Prompting Civil Liberties and Operator Concerns
ADS-B, Privacy, and the Growing Tension in a Shared Airspace
AOPA Calls Members to Action to Limit ADS-B Misuse (News and Commentary.) The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has launched a new call to action urging its members to support federal legislation aimed at limiting how Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast data can be used. The effort reflects growing concern among general aviation pilots that a system … [Read more...] about ADS-B, Privacy, and the Growing Tension in a Shared Airspace
