ATM ModernizationNew Boeing Joint Venture Aimed at Airspace Management for Drones, Air Taxis Boeing intends to launch an urban airspace management joint venture along with artificial intelligence company SparkCognition, the two companies announced Nov. 20. Called SkyGrid, the new company will follow in the footsteps…
ATM ModernizationNextNav Tech to Help NASA Track Drones and Air Taxis NASA has selected a new third-party service to aid it in tracking everything from air taxis to package-delivery drones in urban areas. The government organization will integrate NextNav's 3D geolocation services into…
RegulationLAANC Now Available Around Entire US Low altitude authorization and notification capability (LAANC) for drone pilots has gone live at the sixth and final wave of airports, comprising the Central North region of the United States. As of Sept.…
RegulationSan Diego Drone IPP Launches with Cape Telepresence Tech One of the U.S.'s 10 participants in the nation-wide drone integration pilot program (IPP) launched in San Diego, California last week. To kick it off, the San Diego Fire Department responded to…
UnmannedFAA, DOJ, DHS Add Drone Flight Restrictions to Certain Secure Airspace At the request of federal security partners, the FAA has been using its existing authority under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations, 99.7 – “Special Security Instructions” – to address concerns about…
UnmannedBoeing Among Companies Combining for $5M Investment in Kittyhawk A $5 million funding round has more than quadrupled drone solutions company Kittyhawk's raised capital. The latest round, led by Jim Andelman of Bonfire Ventures and including Boeing's HorizonX Ventures investment subsidiary,…
RegulationBeyond the Airspace: Drone Integration Dependent on Industry Integration of small UAS into U.S. national airspace will involve a close collaboration between industry and regulators, with the latter exercising “regulatory humility," according to technology leaders speaking at a Bloomberg Government…
RegulationDOT Selects 10 Participants for Nationwide Drone Integration Pilot Program U.S. Transportation Department Secretary Elaine Chao announced the 10 awardees of the UAS Integration Pilot Program. The program, which was announced by President Trump last year, will see the FAA working with…
MilitaryDOD Demands Authority to Destroy Drones in Restricted Airspace Privately owned drones routinely violate restricted airspace over military bases, ships and airfields. The Pentagon wants more authority to shoot them down, Defense Secretary James Mattis told lawmakers Wednesday. The military can disrupt or…
RegulationRaytheon To Help New York Develop UTM Corridor The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance selected Raytheon as a key partner in the development of America's first and most advanced unmanned aircraft system-testing airspace corridor in New York. Raytheon's intelligence,…