Regulation

The news organisation has voiced its concern about previous General Atomics tests that have repeatedly failed and resulted in injuries to federal agents.

The authority confirmed that this will be by a period of at least four weeks due to the disruption caused by the coronavirus outbreak.

ARPAS has obtained an update from the CAA on what will change when the new EASA regulations come into play. It comes after James Dunthorne, standards director at the trade body, received a question from an ARPAS member. The organisation released how based on some comments received, Dunthorne spoke to the CAA and received an official update from them. ARPAS confirmed that the CAA will be updating CAP1789 soon to provide further clarification on the following matters: 1) The UK aren't planning to follow EASA's standard scenarios. They will instead follow the pre-defined risk assessments (PDRA’s) route. These are essentially

Recent EU drone regulations are a prime example of laws that can be difficult to understand for the common drone user, whether recreational or commercial.

Senator Deb Fischer has said that at least half of the mystery drone sightings in the area are probably caused by recreational drone pilots, while some sightings may be the cause of manned aircraft.

Empire claims its drones can cover up to 24 acres per hour, flown manually or on an automated, pre-determined route

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch’s January 2020 Bulletin includes its first eight reports on UAS investigations

The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed rule that would continue the safe integration of drones into the nation’s airspace by requiring them to be identifiable remotely. The FAA is seeking input on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for Remote Identification (Remote ID) of UAS that was published in the Federal Register. It is accompanied by comment period that closes March 2, 2020, to receive public feedback and help the FAA develop a final rule to enhance safety in the skies over the U.S. Transportation Secretary, Elaine Chao, said: “Remote ID technologies will enhance safety and security by allowing the

Unidentified swarms of up to 30 drones with six-foot wingspans have been reported almost every night in the past two weeks

SkyEcho is an approved EC device under the CAA’s CAP 1391.