The State Police will begin using drones to support law enforcement missions, including disaster response and traffic safety.
Advances in sensors, mapping system accuracy and data management make unmanned aerial systems a high-value proposition for transportation departments.
As a new report warns small UAS can do far more damage to planes than bird strikes, legislators worry that "idiots who have toy drones" will delay legitimate UAS uses.
A memo from Immigrations and Customs Enforcement's investigative arm claims small DJI drones were most likely downloading sensitive data they gathered in the U.S. to the Chinese government's cloud.
DARPA wants technologies and tactics to manage drone swarms in diverse, evolving urban situations.
The UAS Integration Pilot Program seeks applicants to help it solve the technical, regulatory and policy challenges of integrating drones into the national airspace.
The Trump administration has issued plans for accelerating the integration of unmanned aerial systems into the national airspace.
Teams from the Army, Navy and Air Force are testing software that will eventually enable drones to autonomously coordinate attacks and respond to challenges by opposing swarms of enemy aircraft.
The three-hulled, 132-foot-long Sea Hunter can operate on its own to find enemy submarines or mines, using algorithms to help it see other sea traffic and follow the rules of maritime navigation.
NASA Shared Services Center has automated the creation of personnel cases in its human resources system for new hires and position transfers.
The top layer solution creates a mesh communication network among the robotic vehicles, enabling a convoy to instinctively follow its designated leader and providing a resilient communications network that can function in urban and subterranean environments.
Murfreesboro became the first city in Tennessee to earn a Federal Aviation Administration certificate of authorization to fly unmanned aircraft systems.