With the UAS Integration Pilot Program (IPP) well underway and reporting successful tests of a wide variety of beneficial drone applications, Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is giving drones some attention. While her speech did mention "irresponsible drone flights," the focus was on search and rescue and first responder applications. The following is a … [Read more...] about DOT Secretary Elaine Chao Flies a Drone – and Points Out the Benefits of the Drone Industry
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Senate Committee Complains About Spending for Drone Integration Pilot Program
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal 2019 Transportation-HUD spending bill by a unanimous vote: but criticized the Department of Transportation for diverting Department funds to pay for the UAS Integration Pilot Program. The Senate bill rejected many of the Trump Administration's suggestions, including funding for many areas that the administration … [Read more...] about Senate Committee Complains About Spending for Drone Integration Pilot Program
Drone Integration Pilot Program Partners Announced
The Drone Integration Pilot Program (IPP) announced by the Trump administration last year has generated tremendous interest in the U.S. Both state and local governments and drone industry players have applied for the opportunity to have a voice in drone integration: of the hundreds of applications the FAA has selected 10 partners to kick off the program. The 10 selected … [Read more...] about Drone Integration Pilot Program Partners Announced
Registration Tops 1,000,000 – But Is That Success?
Among the big speeches at last week's CES 2018 was the address by Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao. Chao announced that drone registration in the United States has topped 1,000,000 - a headline grabbing fact that Chao used as an indicator of the success of the program. But Harrison Wolf, Drone Project Lead for the World Economic Forum’s Center for the Fourth Industrial … [Read more...] about Registration Tops 1,000,000 – But Is That Success?
Today’s Congressional Hearing on UAS: Shuster and LoBiondo Opening Statements
The U.S. House of Representatives Aviation Subcomittee held a hearing focusing on drones. The "Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Emerging Uses in a Changing National Airspace" hearing was opened by statements from Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure - author of the AIRR Act version of the FAA Reauthorization package - andChairman Frank … [Read more...] about Today’s Congressional Hearing on UAS: Shuster and LoBiondo Opening Statements
