As a designated FAA UAS Test Site, the city of Reno, Nevada is hosting a range of trials this year. DJI has partnered with the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS) to support the s... Read more
British drone firm RelmaTech will be taking part in a NASA Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management (UTM) program in Nevada to test drone deployment over urban areas. According to a comp... Read more
(Source: reviewjournal.com) It has the potential of being Nevada’s next gold rush, but the problem is that there doesn’t seem to be much rush to it. And, for that matter, not m... Read more
While the continued debate between the FAA and the UAV sector over how drones are to be regulated continues to grab headlines, a number of similar discussions are happening all over the U.S.... Read more
(Source: reviewjournal.com) Right now, Nevada stands on the cutting edge of the drone industry. A drone program at Creech Air Force Base employs 250 pilots and crew members, and in June, N... Read more
(Source: droneanalyst.com) Last week I had the pleasure of participating in a two-day symposium on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) hosted by the Northern California American Society for Ph... Read more
from reviewjournal.com A close encounter that a small airliner had with a drone earlier this year has cast a spotlight on the importance of the state’s role in opening the nation’s airspace... Read more
from reviewjournal.com When the owners of a Philadelphia company flew an 11-pound octocopter with a 3-by-12-foot advertising banner on the Strip in front of The Mirage’s volcano in July, the... Read more
from modbee.com Nevada lawmakers are kicking in $1.25 million to help get the state’s fledgling drone testing industry off the ground. The Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee... Read more
from USA Today Drone manufacturer Ashima Devices will move its headquarters and jobs to Reno, the company announced Tuesday. About 400 new jobs, with a reported average salary of $70,000, ar... Read more
According to the FAA’s website, the third (of six) federally sanctioned UAS test sites is officially operational. The new site is the Desert Rock Airport located in Mercury, NV. The Ce... Read more