At this morning’s Commercial UAV Expo Keynote address, Commercial UAV hosted one of the most important figures in the industry. FAA Administrator Steve Dickson addressed the virtual a... Read more
Last week, at the FAA UAS Symposium, the FAA unveiled the new Public Safety Tactical Beyond Visual Line of Sight (TBVLOS) waiver for first responders. The Tactical BVLOS waiver provides pub... Read more
The trade war is heating up – and it could mean a ban on Chinese drones. Part 1 of a 2 Part Series taking a deeper look at what’s happening. By DRONELIFE Staff Writer Jim Magill... Read more
Current drone regulations prohibit flight over people except under very specific circumstances – a serious limitation for many drone applications, especially in populated areas. Fargo... Read more
Drone sightings data – the incidents where manned aircraft pilots or other stakeholders sight a drone that they are concerned may be unauthorized – are frequently cited as data i... Read more
By DRONELIFE staff writer, Jim Magill Under current Texas state law, it is illegal to use a drone to capture an image of private property without the owner’s consent, unless you are a law en... Read more
While discussions and arguments over how to implement retail drone delivery have been going on for years, Google spin-off Wing has been quietly making it happen. With the receipt of the fir... Read more
In the UK, anybody over the age of 18 can purchase a drone and, after a quick, online multiple-choice quiz, register and fly it. Legally, any adult can fly lightweight drones recreationally... Read more
Drone regulations around the world are still in the development stages, and Africa is no different. Despite many ground-breaking application, formalized regulations that will encourage indu... Read more
A new California privacy law could change everything for drone operators in the state – and could be used as a model across the country. The following is a guest post by attorneys from... Read more
After several delays, the FAA has announced the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for Remote ID for drones. Remote identification of drones, and connection of that identification with the... Read more
On Friday, the U.S. Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) concluded their regulatory review and approved the FAA proposal on Remote ID for drones. The long-awaited rule will... Read more
Heads up drone pilots – as of January 13, the FAA is going to make major changes to the way that it handles testing. All applicants will now need to create a profile and get an FAA tr... Read more
UK Government Announces New Counter Drone Strategy
It’s fair to say that the UK has a drone problem. Long before the chaos at Gatwick airport in December 2018, weekly news stories reported on ‘near misses’ from all over the... Read more