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    AUVSI Commends BVLOS Exemption for Zipline

    The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) today applauded the Federal Aviation Administration’s grant of an exemption to Zipline to conduct commercial drone operations beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS).   Chief Advocacy Officer Michael Robbins issued the following statement:   “Zipline has proven its ability to provide critical services to the public with the highest degree... Continue reading

    AUVSI Launches Partnership for Drone Competitiveness

    AUVSI’s coalition will advance policies that enhance competitiveness for the U.S. drone industry. The coalition intends to host an event later this year calling on Congress to pass legislation advancing these policies.    Today, the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) announced the launch of the Partnership for Drone Competitiveness (Partnership), a coalition built... Continue reading

    Successful Drone Programs Put Safety First; USI Helps Them Do That

    Over the past several years, the drone industry has increasingly engaged in advanced operations using larger aircraft, in challenging environments and beyond the visual line of sight of the operator. With greater complexity comes greater risk. USI (formerly Unmanned Safety Institute) provides a holistic drone program to help growing businesses and academia to build program... Continue reading

    AUVSI Statement on Phoenix Air Unmanned BVLOS Exemption

    The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) today applauded the Federal Aviation Administration’s grant of an exemption to Phoenix Air Unmanned to conduct commercial drone operations beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS).  Chief Advocacy Officer Michael Robbins said: “AUVSI is encouraged by this approval, which demonstrates the significant progress the drone industry is making... Continue reading

    Dawn of Drones | Episode 108: HevenDrones

    Successful drone programs incorporate the best-in-class drones. Heven Drones has designed hydrogen-powered drones (H2D55, HD Urban, H100), with extended flight times and larger payloads, and an extensive related ecosystem, to reimagine what drones can do! This week, on the Dawn of Drones, Bentzion Levinson, CEO at Heven Drones. The two will discuss how Heven Drones... Continue reading

    Dawn of Drones | Episode 107: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

    Building multi-domain program success often requires navigating thorny legal and regulatory issues. This week the Dawn of Drones podcast features Jennifer Richter and Anne Borkovic, Partners at Akin, an award-winning international law firm headquartered in Washington, D.C., as we continue our month dedicated to “Building Program Success” and sponsored by USI.  Akin's cross-disciplinary emerging technology... Continue reading

    Secmation Announces Opening of New Office Location

    Secmation is excited to announce the opening of our newest office location in Huntsville, Alabama located in the Invention to Innovation Center on University of Alabama Huntsville’s campus.   This new office is key to the growth of Secmation … enabling us to more tightly integrate into the community.” — Dr. Hal Aldridge  Today, Secmation is... Continue reading

    Dawn of Drones | Episode 106: Cleartopia Solutions

    Trent Casi, CEO of Cleartopia, joins Dawn this week, as we continue an incredible month dedicated to “Building Program Success” and sponsored by USI. Cleartopia is a Denver, Colorado-based geospatial technology partner that provides a wide range of cutting-edge hardware, software, data collection services, program consulting, training, and support to energy, engineering, surveying, and government... Continue reading

    About AUVSI

    Since 1972, the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has enabled technical innovation, supportive policy, and inspired academic breakthroughs in the uncrewed industry.

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