The FAA, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and NASA have agreed to expand the UAS Executive Committee (ExCom) in a new effort to resolve drone integration policy issues. The UAS ExCom was originally formed in 2009, in order to focus on the Department of Defense's integration of drones into the national airspace. More recently, the ExCom is designed to improve the … [Read more...] about FAA Expands Forum to Resolve Drone Integration Issues
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Space Trash Wars: The Gecko Drone Awakens
As space technology improves, more low-orbit real estate will eventually fill up over the decades with an increasing amount of satellites, space stations and (we assume) Imperial battle spheres (that’s no moon), roguish smugglers and Rebel hideouts. And all that stellar swag is going to create even more space junk. But one researcher thinks the solution to this future waste … [Read more...] about Space Trash Wars: The Gecko Drone Awakens
NASA’s Drone Traffic Management “Ready to be Deployed”
NASA has finished a successful demonstrations of its unmanned aerial systems traffic management (UTM) system, GCN's Mark Pomerleau reports. An air traffic control system for drones, NASA’s UTM has been in development with PrecisionHawk and other industry partners. While tests of the system were reported earlier in the year, a first level implementation may be close for … [Read more...] about NASA’s Drone Traffic Management “Ready to be Deployed”
Drone World Expo: Drone Traffic Control
The first keynote address of Silicon Valley's Drone World Expo addressed a hot topic in the world of commercial drones: a proposed drone air traffic control system. While the FAA Pathfinder project has been working with NASA and industry partners to develop a good air traffic system for drones, ‘Avoiding the Traffic Jam: A Government and Industry UTM Update’ brought much of … [Read more...] about Drone World Expo: Drone Traffic Control
Could Drones Help (Not Hinder) Wildfire Crews?
While some drones have played the villain in recent media reports covering firefighting efforts, a plan to deploy a fleet of autonomous drones may extinguish concerns and dampen UAV naysayers when it comes to battling blazes. Researchers at Olin College and MIT have joined forces with UAV firm Scientific Systems to develop a vanguard of self-flying UAVS that could gather … [Read more...] about Could Drones Help (Not Hinder) Wildfire Crews?
