Increasing Drone Incidents Near Airports, Stadiums Prompt Alarm, Officials Say July 23, 2025 By David Shepardson U.S. officials told a Senate committee on Tuesday that there have been more than 3,000 drone events near American airports...
Drone Crashes, Security Threats Have States Demanding Power to Take Them Down July 21, 2025 By Melos Ambaye While authorities were desperately trying to save people from the deadly Fourth of July floods in Kerr County, Texas, a...
Commerce Department Launches Investigation of Drones, Setting Stage for Tariffs July 15, 2025 By Hadriana Lowenkron The US Commerce Department launched investigations into imports of drones, parts for unmanned aerial vehicles and for polysilicon, a key...
GOP Lawmakers Press Trump to Speed Review of Chinese-Made Drones July 14, 2025 By Jamie Tarabay Key House lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration to accelerate a congressionally mandated review of Chinese-made drones ahead of a...
New ‘Revolution’ in Firefighting, Crop Protection: Unmanned Helicopters? November 22, 2024 By Michael Casey When Hector Xu was learning to fly a helicopter in college, he recalled having a few “nasty experiences” while trying...
Europe’s Aviation Regulator Says Flying Taxis Could Be Airborne by 2024 or 2025 May 21, 2021 By Tim Hepher PARIS – Europe could see the first flying taxis enter service as early as 2024, the region’s top aviation regulator...
Trial Operations of Flying Taxis, Cargo Drones Will Begin in England This Year May 20, 2021 By Christopher Jasper Trial operations of flying taxis and cargo drones will begin in Coventry, England, before the end of the year as...
Alphabet’s Wing Aviation Warns Proposed Drone ID Rules Invite Privacy Issues January 4, 2021 By David Shepardson Alphabet Inc.’s drone delivery unit Wing criticized Trump administration rules issued this week mandating broadcast-based remote identification of drones, saying...
U.S. Seeks Certificaton Criteria for Civilian Drones February 5, 2020 By Alan Levin Government regulators plan to review drone designs in the same way they review other aircraft, a major step toward allowing...
UK to Extend No-Fly Zone for Drones Flying Near Airports February 20, 2019 By Christopher Jasper Britain will impose a 5 kilometer (3.1 mile) drone exclusion zone around its runways as the government responds to illegal...