The U.S. Department of the Navy’s Office of Naval Research has awarded New Jersey-based Rutgers University a $618,000 grant to develop a drone that could speed search-and-rescue operations, monitor the spread of oil spills and even help the Navy rapidly [Read More]
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Rutgers Gets Navy Funding for Developing Flying & Swimming Drone
U.S. Agency Backs Drone Industry of South Kansas and Oklahoma
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced the addition of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) cluster to the portfolio of communities it supports through the Regional Innovation Clusters initiative. The UAS Cluster of South Kansas and Oklahoma, along with [Read More]
Pilot of Crashed Drone at U.S. Open Gets Community Service Sentence
Daniel Verley, whose unmanned aircraft system (UAS) recently crashed into an unoccupied area of the Louis Armstrong stadium during play at the U.S. Open in Queens, N.Y., has been ordered to perform five days of community service, according to Richard [Read More]
Exterior Cleaning Company in Fla. Gets the OK for Drones
Gorilla Kleen LLC, a pressure- and power-washing services provider in Sarasota, Fla., has received a commercial exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate drones. Specifically, according to the FAA grant, the company is authorized to use the DJI [Read More]
C-ASTRAL Bramor rTK Drone Gets Commercial FAA Approval
Alexandria, Va.-based Modern Technology Solutions Inc. (MTSI), an employee-owned engineering services and technology solutions company, says it has received commercial approval for its C-ASTRAL Bramor rTK unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The MTSI Bramor is optimized for highly accurate mapping and [Read More]
Retail Chain Kroger Gets FAA Drone Exemption
The Kroger Co., one of the world’s largest retailers, has received a Section 333 exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to commercially operate the DJI Inspire 1 for capturing aerial footage. According to the petition for exemption, the company’s [Read More]
St. Louis-Based GIS Company Gets FAA OK for Altavian UAS
Geospatial services company Surdex Corp. says it has received a Section 333 exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to commercially operate an Altavian Nova F6500 unmanned aircraft system (UAS). Through the accompanying blanket Certificate of Waiver or Authorization, the [Read More]
AirGon Gets Commercial OK for AV-900 UAS Mapping Kit
Madison, Ala.-based AirGon LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of software development and consulting services company GeoCue Group Inc., says it now has a commercial unmanned aircraft system exemption for its AV-900 metric mapping kit (MMK). Under the Federal Aviation Administration [Read More]
Aerospace Engineering & Analysis Firm in Alabama Gets FAA UAS Approval
Intuitive Research and Technology Corp. (INTUITIVE), an aerospace engineering and analysis firm based in Huntsville, Ala., recently received a Section 333 exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations. INTUITIVE provides production support, systems [Read More]
N.D. Test Site Gets OK to Fly UAS at Night, Over 200 Feet
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has expanded airspace and authorized night testing for the Northern Plains unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) test site in Grand Forks, N.D. The site can now conduct tests at night and, through a new Certificate of [Read More]
International Firm Gets FAA Exemption for PrecisionHawk, DJI UAS
Michael Baker International, a provider of engineering, consulting, planning, technical and professional services, says it has received a Section 333 exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate several types of UAS. Specifically, according to the exemption grant, the [Read More]
Property-Casualty Insurer Gets FAA OK for Drone Testing
Having received a commercial exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), American Family Insurance will test the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to accelerate its response to catastrophes. The property-casualty insurer says it is now one step closer to [Read More]
Wildlife Expedition Group Gets Rare Shark Footage with DJI Phantom 2
Sea Life Surveys, a Scotland-based wildlife expedition group, recently used a DJI Phantom 2 drone and submergible GoPro to capture footage of basking sharks in Tobermory, a fishing port on the Isle of Mull in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. During [Read More]
Minnesota Firm Gets FAA OK for DJI Inspire 1 Flights
Hendrix Consulting Group LLC, an aerial imaging solutions company based in Eden Prairie, Minn., says it has received a commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) exemption for a variety of services, including videography, photography, mapping, inspections and construction project assessment. Through [Read More]
Vortex UAS Gets FAA Exemption, Signs Agreement With PrecisionHawk
Chicago-based Vortex UAS has been awarded a Section 333 exemption for the commercial use of drones and has signed an agreement to provide PrecisionHawk hardware and software products in the Midwest. Under the exemption, Vortex UAS is authorized to operate [Read More]
Veteran-Owned Small Business in N.H. Gets 3DR UAS Exemption
ArgenTech Solutions Inc. (AgTS) has received a Section 333 exemption to operate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to assist in the evaluation and inspection of public utilities and infrastructure, as well as for forest fire monitoring and emergency public response. AgTS, [Read More]
Canadian Police Force Gets Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Ontario's York Regional Police now has a SkyRanger unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from Aeryon Labs to deploy for various scenarios. According to a news release from the police force, the UAV will be used to map the scenes of car [Read More]
North Dakota’s Grand Sky UAS Park Gets $5.6 Million Boost
North Dakota's Grand Forks County will receive $5.6 million in additional state funding to support the continued development of the Grand Sky Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Business and Aviation Park, according to Gov. Jack Dalrymple, R-N.D. Of the $5.6 million [Read More]
Boston-Based Engineering & Construction Firm Gets UAV Exemption
CDM Smith Inc., a full-service engineering and construction firm headquartered in Boston, has been granted an exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). According to the Section 333 exemption, the firm is authorized to [Read More]
Utility Giant Gets FAA Approval for Unmanned Inspections
Xcel Energy, a Minneapolis-based electricity and natural gas company with regulated operations in eight western and midwestern states, has been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct inspections with drones. According to the Section 333 exemption granted, Xcel [Read More]
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