FAA Lets Tower-Inspection Drones Fly Above Airport Grids
From 31 October, one authorization can run nationwide for two years, with no air traffic sign-off for each job.
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Dallas Man Faces 8 Years for Drone Flights at Two Airports
Prosecutors say his drone crossed an active runway at Love Field one night and entered DFW's restricted airspace the next.
FCC Moves to Stop Recognising Device Test Labs in China
By the FCC's count, 82% of device testing last year happened in one country. From December 2028, a drone's radio would need a lab elsewhere.
Amazon's Drone Hit 82 dB at 20 Feet in Tests It Gave the FAA
Amazon tells towns its delivery drone makes about 68 decibels. Its own measurements put that level about 75 feet away.
FAA Pays $11.7m for Drone Tests While Its BVLOS Rule Waits
The FAA announced $12 million for 19 companies. Contract records show 19 awards to 14 recipients, four of them to one firm.
FCC Moves to Let Drones Use the 800 MHz Mobile Phone Band
The 1991 ban was aimed at phones on planes. AT&T and Verizon, which hold licences in the band, asked for the change.
Pentagon Picks Three Lasers and a Microwave for US Bases
A year-long trial at US bases follows February's El Paso airspace closure. The Pentagon has not said which weapon goes where, how many, or the cost.
Wing heads to Denver as suburbs write drone hub rules
Walmart had sought hub sites in Longmont, which does not allow them. Northglenn votes this month on keeping launch pads 200 feet from homes.
Police Can Now Take Over Drones Above Jaguars Games
The NFL logged 10,852 drone violations near its stadiums in five seasons. Until July, only federal agents could bring one down.
15 States Sue FAA Over Drone Delivery Environmental Finding
The petition asks an appeals court to throw out the July finding that lets the FAA approve delivery hubs without a separate review for each site.