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Amazon exits College Station, one of its original drone delivery sites By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill Amazon Prime Air has announced it would stop providing drone delivery service in College Station, Texas, one of two original…

From humble beginnings, Laredo PD launches DFR program By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill Over the past decade or so, the police department in the border city of Laredo, Texas has seen its drone program grow from operating a single…

At the National Public Safety UAS Conference, hosted by DRONERESPONDERS, a panel of FAA officials provided critical updates on new waivers, regulatory processes, and efforts to improve access to airspace for public safety drone operations.…

Partnership aims to enhance advanced UAS operations in North Dakota Skyfire Consulting, a leading public safety UAS consulting group, has announced a partnership with Thales USA, a prominent global player in advanced technologies, to…

Nationwide BVLOS Waiver Enables More Efficient and Safer Inspections for Critical Infrastructure Cyberhawk has received a significant nationwide Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),…

New approval enables large-scale, address-free drone delivery across the U.S. Dayton-based drone delivery company DEXA has announced it has secured a national waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), allowing its drones to…

FAA’s Mike O’Shea at the Energy Drones and Robotics Summit The Energy Drone and Robotics Summit in Houston today hosted attendees, exhibitors and speakers from around the world and most industrial sectors.  At the…

Central Coast initiative will support drones, eVTOLs, and clean-energy aircraft The Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP) has received $7,450,000 from the California Jobs First Council to establish the first FAA-compliant multi-airport…

Censys Technologies Achieves 30-Mile BVLOS Flight Milestone with Sentaero 5 Censys Technologies conducted a 30-mile beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operation on November 17th, successfully flying the Sentaero 5 over a cellular network…

Key Developments in Public Safety UAS Integration The National Public Safety UAS Conference, hosted by DRONERESPONDERS at Busch Gardens, Virginia, featured a keynote fireside chat between Tim Arel, Chief Operating Officer of the FAA’s Air…