Sign In
Search
Unmanned Systems

FAA Partners With CNN, Two Other Firms To Explore Expanding UAS Operations

Cal Biesecker By
SHARE:
FAA Partners With CNN, Two Other Firms To Explore Expanding UAS Operations
PrecisionHawk's Lancaster UAS will be used in extended visual line-of -sight operations. The company will also test its Low Altitude Tracking & Avoidance System for UAS. Photo: PrecisionHawk

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Manuel Huerta on Thursday announced partnerships with three companies, including cable news provider CNN [TWX], to conduct research on the possible expansion of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations in the United States beyond limits proposed in an ongoing rulemaking effort begun in February.Under the Pathfinder Program, the FAA will focus on three areas to explore the next steps in small UAS operations beyond the operations proposed in the draft rule. These areas include visual line-of-sight…

Subscriber-only content. Please log in below.

Not a subscriber or registered user yet?

Please contact us at clientservices@accessintel.com or call us at 888-707-5814 (Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET.), to start a free trial, get pricing information, order a reprint, or post an article link on your website.

Recommended

Missile Defense

Northrop Grumman Pitches New Guided-Ammo Gun For Air Defense

Defense Watch

Defense Watch: Golden Dome $$, RIMES, Whirlwind in Space, RTX UUV, Neros Raise

Advanced / Transformational Technology

Interview with Col. Burges and Col. Monaghan on Recent Army Sandhills Autonomous Mine Clearing Family of Systems Demo

Defense Watch

Defense Watch: MQ Next, DOT&E Concerns, SSN Shakedown, Army Motors

Trending

Defense Watch: MQ Next, DOT&E Concerns, SSN Shakedown, Army Motors
USAF Working on CCA Increment 2 Acquisition Strategy, As Service Considers An Evolution Of Increment 1
Army Eyes Plans To Begin Production Of New T901 Helicopter Engine By 2031
Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs
X-Bow Planning Flight Test Of Low Cost Interceptor For MDA In Early 2028

Congress Updates

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

While there has been criticism among missile defense advocates of Golden Dome’s development pace after the signing of an executive order in January last year, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, […]

Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), a co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus in Congress and a member of the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel, discusses the transformative defense investments […]

Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]

Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]

The Force Multipliers

Force Multipliers

Michael Harrison – SANS Institute

Force Multipliers

Michael DiOrio – Dataminr

Force Multipliers

Arne Brinck – Dark Wolf Solutions

Force Multipliers

Jags Kandasamy – Latent AI

Job Feed

Post a Job // Post a Resume