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Earn a UAS Associate’s Degree at Goals Community College in Colorado!
This fall, Goals Community College will begin offering an Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Associate of Applied Science Degree, the primary of its kind to be offered in Colorado. Goals is simply the fifteenth two-year college in the US to supply a level on this field. The school has offered a UAS certificate since 2021, preparing students to take the FAA small UAS certification exam and gain the fundamental credentials to fly drones professionally. The brand new associate degree program will offer more in depth training in response to industry growth and increased demand for UAS expertise.
Are You Ready for Distant ID? FAA Guidelines and Resources
The FAA has released a document outlining compliance measures with the Distant ID rule, otherwise often known as Part 89, which requires all drones be equipped with recent Distant ID recognition and tracking technology with a purpose to further integrate UAVs into the National Airspace System (NAS).
Draganfly, PromoDrone Partner on Starling x.2 Drone: Critical Messaging, When and Where Needed
This summer throughout the world, extreme weather events resulting in flooding and warmth waves have put strain on public safety resources in every single place. The brand new Starling X.2 is an progressive tool to assist responders communicate quickly – providing fast, eye-catching, sky borne messaging, when and where it’s most significant.
Drone Accelerator Genius NY Partners with Murzilli Consulting to Help Startups Take Flight
Murzilli Consulting and GENIUS NY have announced a brand new partnership providing start-up participants within the GENIUS NY drone accelerator programme and portfolio with Murzilli Consulting in-house resources, assisting them with complex regulatory frameworks and enabling faster revenue generation.
Australia’s Carbonix Completes First Industrial Flights in US with Volanti Electric Fixed Wing
Australian drone manufacturer Carbonixand drone data management platform provider Aerial Vantage have accomplished their first industrial flights in Michigan. With missions going down every fortnight, the continuing campaign goals to extract insight through advanced drone capabilities and advanced AI data processing.
Event 38 Releases Latest Variant of E400 ISR Drone: Longer Flight, Wider Range, and More
U.S.-based UAV manufacturer Event 38 Unmanned Systems Inc. has announced the discharge of a brand new variant of its flagship E400 ISR drone. Designed for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions, the E400 ISR has a spread of applications which include search and rescue, law enforcement, and military operations. This recent variant introduces several enhanced features that improve upon its versatility.
South Korea Moves Full Speed Ahead on Advanced Air Mobility: PLANA, Hi-Air Ink Deal for 30 AAM Aircraft
In South Korea, urban air mobility is getting real – and the country is taking a number one position in development, manufacture, and deployment. This week, Korean manufacturer PLANA signs LOI to provide industrial air carrier Hi-Air with 30 AAM aircraft.
FAA Releases Air Taxi Implementation Plan: Operations by 2028
The FAA has issued an implementation plan for integrating air taxis and advanced air mobility (AAM) into the National Airspace (NAS) by 2028. The implementation plan is directed towards the “Innovate28” AAM project, in reference to the agency’s goal of allowing AAM operations at limited locations by 2028. The plan “includes various components and the sequence they may occur in for operations to be at scale at a number of sites by 2028,” says the FAA announcement.
U.S. Government Agencies Put money into Counter UAS: DroneShield’s $33 Million Contract
Founded in 2014 in Australia, DroneShield is an Australian and US-based company specializing in counter drone technology. Their product suite runs from detection capability through mitigation. Their flagship products include the DroneSentry detection technology and the hand held DroneGun series, which permit personnel to neutralize drone threats. DroneShield uses non-kinetic jamming technology to neutralize drones.
The Next Model A: Alef Aeronautics’ Flying Automotive (Which Can Also Drive on the Road)
In a big step forward for private air mobility, San Mateo-based flying automobile company Alef Aeronautics recently announced that its “Model A” vehicle has received a Special Airworthiness Certificate from the FAA. While the “Special” certificate limits the areas and purposes for which the Model A can fly, that is the primary time a vehicle on this class has received legal approval for flight. Of their press release, Jim Dukhovny, the CEO of Alef, said, “We’re excited to receive this certification from the FAA. It allows us to maneuver closer to bringing people an environmentally friendly and faster commute, saving individuals and firms hours each week. That is one small step for planes, one giant step for cars,”
Drone Ag Wins UK Grant to Develop Skippy Scout: Automated Crop Scouting with COTS Drones
Drone Ag is the developer of Skippy, a mobile app delivering precision ag data on a smartphone. Using inexpensive, industrial off the shelf (COTS) DJI drones, Skippy may very well be a game changer for farmers, researchers and industrial producers of agricultural products. Skippy Scout delivers crop views, reporting, and more; routinely.
SimActive Goes Big: Lower Pricing for Processing Data From Larger Drone Cameras
SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, began 20 years ago providing large scale mapping for military customers, based on data gathered from large format cameras mounted on aircraft. Since then, their flagship Correlator3D software has expanded to supply the identical ease of use and fast processing times for a wide selection of knowledge: from satellite data to drone data.
House Passes FAA Reauthorization Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a 5 12 months FAA Reauthorization Bill. H.R. 3935, “Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act” passed in a bipartisan 351-69 vote. The Bill passed the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in June. Several controversial points of that proposal, including the expansion of flights serviced at Washington D.C.’s Ronald Reagan International Airport, were eliminated before the ultimate vote.