An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), also known as a drone is an aircraft without a human pilot aboard.
SAN LEANDRO - The enemy drone whined in the distance. The Interceptor, a drone-hunting machine from Silicon Valley startup Airspace Systems, slinked off its launch pad and dashed away in hot pursuit. The hunter twisted through the air to avoid trees, homed in on its target, fired a Kevlar net to capture it, and then
WASHINGTON DC - The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation met this week to hear testimony from unmanned aircraft systems experts, officials and interested parties. To explain the work the FAA has completed, started or continues with, Earl Lawrence, director of the office of unmanned aircraft systems for the Federal Aviation Administration, offered
ARDEN HILLS, Mn. - Land O’Lakes Inc. wants tech innovator to develop proposed solutions that will let farmers use autonomous drones to help develop precision agriculture. The agribusiness giant has launched the Land O’Lakes Drone Challenge with a prize of $140,000 to a grand-prize winner, and two $5,000 prizes for two runners-up. Winners will retain
TRAVERSE CITY - Five entrepreneurs have partnered to create a group dedicated to expanding and promoting the drone industry in this northern Michigan resort town. The nonprofit is called SharedSky. Its mission statement reads: To connect individuals, businesses, local government, and organizations interested in the safe and ethical use of unmanned aerial systems in the
WASHINGTON DC - Between February and September of 2016, the Federal Aviation Administration said commercial pilots, air traffic control, law enforcement and the private citizens reported possibly spotting 1,274 drones flying near air traffic control facilities - a 45 percent increase from all sittings reported in 2015. Still, the FAA says it has yet to
SAN FRANCISCO - Last Winter as meteorologists warned of a monster El Nino, researchers at the Nature Conservancy in California prepared to mobilize. El Niño promised to bring in king tides that would raise the sea level by as much as one foot above normal during high tide, causing flooding along the coastline that researchers
HOUSTON - Drones have the potential to grow into a massive industry within the next decade, but finding a consensus opinion on just how much it will grow is a difficult task. A report in January 2015 predicted that the commercial drone market would be worth more than $4 billion by 2021, with significant growth
WASHINGTON DC - Customs and Border Protection may change import duty and classification for DJI and other drones currently imported as toys watch out for Unmanned Aerial Photography Aircraft. 2016 was often called the year of the drone by many reporters, tech advocates and news agencies. Many small drone service companies took off the ground, mid-size
ROYAL OAK - Since Aug. 29, when the Federal Aviation Administration created drone pilot licenses, some 25,000 people have applied, says Enrico Schaefer, founder of DroneLaw.Pro in Traverse City. The FAA had predicted some 600,000 would apply. The FAA also is reviewing regulations under part 107 that allow drone pilots to fly over people, something
CHICO, Ca. - After a year in which DJI launched multiple new products – including the spectacularly popular Mavic Pro – the company has been quietly ending the production and distribution of other models. The latest to be dropped from the line is the Phantom 4, which was released less than a year ago. In
