A drone company just got ‘rare’ permission to fly over people and cars in Boston. Here’s why.
Canadian drone manufacturer Draganfly has already dipped a toe into Boston’s airspace with a futuristic medical drone ...
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Commander describes the moment a US Navy destroyer blasted an enemy drone out of the sky with a 5-inch deck gun
A US Navy destroyer operating in the Red Sea last year used its five-inch deck gun to shoot a Houthi drone out of the sky, a top commander revealed this week. The American destroyer, USS Stockdale ...
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FAA restricts helicopter routes in DC region
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday announced it would restrict helicopter routes in the Washington region following a deadly collision this week between an Army Black Hawk and a ...
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Man agrees to plead guilty for flying drone that damaged firefighting aircraft in LA wildfire
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The pilot of a drone that crashed into a firefighting plane, leaving a gaping hole and grounding the aircraft during the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, has agreed to ...
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Federal employees, including FAA, received email encouraging them to resign a day after DC plane crash: report
Federal employees — including ones within the FAA — received a letter from the government urging them to find other jobs a day before and the day after the disastrous Washington, DC ...
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FAA embroiled in lawsuit alleging it turned away 1,000 applicants based on race — that contributed to staffing woes
Complaints about the FAA’s hiring policies resurfaced after the American Airlines passenger plane and a Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, killing 67 people in the ...
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Drone operator charged for hitting 'super scooper' plane during Palisades Fire: DOJ
Peter Akemann, 56, has agreed to plead guilty to unsafe operation of a drone. A California man has agreed to pay more than $65,000 in restitution and faces up to a year in federal prison for ...
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FAA implements drone restrictions in New Orleans ahead of Super Bowl
I’ The Federal Aviation Administration has announced drone restrictions in New Orleans ahead of the Super Bowl. The FAA has implemented a "No Drone Zone" for the New Orleans area, including the ...
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DroneDeploy Gets FAA Clearance for Beyond Visual Line of Sight US Waiver
It claims its drone management software is engineered to meet evolving needs of general contractors and hyper-scale data center developers. The FAA grants Beyond Visual Line of Sight waivers to ...
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FAA restricting helicopter flights near Reagan National after crash
An FAA official on Friday told Reuters the agency was barring most helicopters from parts of two helicopter routes near the airport and only allowing police and medical helicopters in the area ...
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Closing the aviation gender gap: This high school drone program is opening career pathways for young women
High school drone pilots are taking to the skies as part of a program designed to close the gender gap in the aviation industry. While the aviation industry provides fast-growing opportunities for ...
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Elk Grove Police Granted First-Ever FAA Waiver to Fly Flock Aerodome Drone As First Responder Up to 400 Feet With Full City Coverage
Flock Safety announced that, with their regulatory and technical support, long-time partner Elk Grove Police Department has secured an FAA waiver enabling their Drone as First Responder (DFR) system ...