Long-awaited proposal aims to balance security and access in low-altitude airspace The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced a long-anticipated Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to restrict unauthorized drone operations over certain fixed site facilities, marking a significant step in implementing Section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of … [Read more...] about FAA Advances Long-Delayed Rule to Restrict Drones Over Sensitive Sites
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Is the U.S. Ready for Drone Threats at World Cup Scale?
U.S. faces multiple challenges in counter-UAS buildup By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill (Editor’s note: This is part of a series of stories on efforts to establish new counter-UAS protocols in the U.S. to protect high-profile sporting events and critical infrastructure from the potential threats posed by drones flown by careless or hostile actors.) As the clock ticks … [Read more...] about Is the U.S. Ready for Drone Threats at World Cup Scale?
The Companies and Technologies Capturing the Counter-Drone Funding Surge
Governments around the world are no longer debating whether counter-drone systems are necessary. They are deciding which technologies, architectures, and vendors can scale fast enough to meet a rapidly expanding threat landscape. Over the past month alone, a wave of counter-UAS (cUAS) contracts and initial procurements across the United States and allied nations suggests … [Read more...] about The Companies and Technologies Capturing the Counter-Drone Funding Surge
Why the Drone Boom Looks Different This Time
Inside the policy, production, and funding forces reshaping the market (Commentary.) For more than a decade, drones have been described as an industry poised for breakthrough growth: the next frontier of logistics, inspection, and autonomous systems. But that promise has often felt like an echo loop: years of pilots, hype cycles, and unease about when “real scale” would … [Read more...] about Why the Drone Boom Looks Different This Time
FAA NOTAM Bans Drone Flights Near Moving Federal Assets, Prompting Civil Liberties and Operator Concerns
FAA’s ‘mobile’ NOTAM raises concerns for drone operators By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill Civil liberties advocates and media representatives are raising concerns that a sweeping new FAA security policy, designed to protect federal law enforcement agents and their assets from potential harm from rogue drones could impinge on the constitutional rights of legitimate … [Read more...] about FAA NOTAM Bans Drone Flights Near Moving Federal Assets, Prompting Civil Liberties and Operator Concerns
