The FAA’s recently announced UAS Integration Pilot Program is empowering a variety of smaller companies and start-ups to grow their drone businesses. For example, Fargo-based, drone-software... Read more
Criminal charges against Myron Dewey, the drone operator who documented the Dakota Access Pipeline protests at Standing Rock last year, have been dismissed. Dewey faced stalking charges brou... Read more
North Dakota continues to demonstrate that it is intent on becoming a warm and welcoming home for the ever developing UAS industry. In a significant development Northrop Grumman Corporation... Read more
The best place in the US for starting a drone business isn’t necessarily California’s Silicon Valley, where entrepreneurs flock. Drone entrepreneurs who want to stand out in the... Read more
A major aerospace company is partnering with one of the first drone test sites in the U.S. to optimize WAS beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS). Harris Corporation announced the partnership w... Read more
What are the top drone friendly states for new drone industry? While it’s clear that some states have been focused on drone regulation to keep the industry out of their skies, others have b... Read more
Here’s an interesting film-buff question: Could you make a modern reboot of the popular Harrison Ford film The Fugitive? Answer: You could — but it would be over in 10 minutes as Tommy... Read more
(Source: Washington Times) A college professor who studies insects said Wednesday that unmanned aircraft can help grow better crops and produce more food, but it’s going to take more coope... Read more
(Source: agweek.com) The UAV industry continues to grow and evolve, and Field of View is growing and evolving with it. New regulations for unmanned aerial vehicles proposed in February by... Read more
(Source: arstechnica.com) On the night of May 4, 2007, a tornado classified as a 5 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale reached the town of Greensburg, Kansas. Within 20 minutes, the storm ravaged... Read more
(Source: motherboard.vice.com) In April, the United States’ first commercial drone test site opened in North Dakota. Since then, it’s done, well, not a whole lot. That’s... Read more
As drones continue to take flight across an array of industries, more and more farmers are seeing new possibilities in the nascent technology that could equal larger-than-ever crop yields. T... Read more
from therepublic.com An unmanned aircraft the size of a push lawnmower was launched shortly after a report of a person being held at knifepoint. With red, green and white lights flashing bel... Read more
from NPR There was a near-miss in the skies above Tallahassee recently. According to a Federal Aviation Administration official, an American Airlines regional jet nearly collided with a... Read more
