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While drone use is strictly regulated in high-risk areas, such as the airspace around government and airport facilities, there are still significant gaps in regulations for civilian use of UAS. As consumer-grade drones become more advanced and accessible, they present growing concerns for the privacy and safety of both high-profile individuals and the general public. Read the blog: https://lnkd.in/eM86ZqqM #counterdrone #CUAS #CUxS

With the significant proliferation of drones and extremely simple market entry, there was always going to be drone use that runs counter to the benefits we may expect. Over the weekend the New Zealand Herald ran a story elevating concern regarding private drone use resulting in the grounding of aircraft attempting life and property saving operations.    We know people shouldn't operate drones around emergency situations, but they will. The use of counter-drone technology will provide emergency services with increased situational awareness and the ability to deconflict aircraft, and drones, to ensure the safety of our first responders.    Qudos to our first responders and emergency service providers who operate in these conditions. Hopefully technology can assist with ensuring a safer solution for all. To find out more about Department 13's counter drone technology, please get in touch.   Full article here: tinyurl.com/bd8584xk   Fire and Emergency NZ, Civil Aviation Authority #dronesafety #emergencymanagement #situationalawareness

This article's perspective on Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) reflects a global hunger for its widespread adoption and acceptance. Numerous instances demonstrate BVLOS's exceptional utility. From critical medical supplies to groceries. Nonetheless, it also introduces potential risks, as the routine acceptance of BVLOS could offer fresh opportunities for the misuse of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for malicious intents. https://lnkd.in/dm8YuvJe

#BreakingNews The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to announce on Friday a new round of "enforcement actions" that will identify #drone operators who have not followed federal regulations flying in the national airspace. An inside source revealed that there will be some "real whoppers" when it comes to enforcement actions announced on Friday. The FAA has long taken an "education first" approach to drone non compliance. They are truly not an enforcement agency such as homeland security, FBI or DOJ. That is the way the agency is set up and funded by Congress. Many commercial drone operators, who took the time to get a part 107 certification to fly for commercial purposes, feel that large fines or actions are the only thing that is going to make the public sit up and take notice. The other important factor--DJI is announcing smaller and cheaper drones. This makes purchasing a drone that operates in the national airspace open to many more people. Slowly, but surely, the FAA has levied hefty fines on unruly airline passengers. Perhaps that route is working better than less polite approaches. I remember talking with a social media agency. The owner told me,"When they start fining people is when I will start playing by the rules." I guess the FAA has accepted that reality and challenge. Haye Kesteloo

Aviation Safety: Federal Efforts to Address Unauthorized Drone Flights Near Airports GAO examined relevant federal laws, regulations, agency documents, and reports. Interviews were conducted with FAA, DHS, and 18 other aviation, law enforcement, and related entities to gather diverse perspectives. Additionally, GAO reviewed FAA planning documents to assess how counter-drone technologies were integrated into the FAA’s efforts to integrate drones into the airspace. https://hubz.li/Q02trtRy0

Dawn M.K Zoldi (Colonel,U SAF, retired)At the ‘INSIDE UNMANNED SYSTEMS’ ‘THE WORLD IS ON FIRE! UAS HAVE JOINED THE FIGHT’. Jan. 18, 2024 https://lnkd.in/ePDMBkWA However, according to the author, “One of the major limiting factors for widespread adoption of UAS technologies in wildland firefighting is a lack of situational awareness tools for responders to see where firefighting drones are operating”   This is precisely where Ciconia’s C&CAS is aiming: to allow safe and free dense aerial operations by all fire fighters aerial assets. With C&CAS onboard UAS and crewed, any one will know where neighboring aircraft are. With the C&CAS, they will not collide.    The picture: A drone and helicopter simulating a firefighting scenario. A drone is monitoring a fire and a helicopter approaches a near by landing zone to evacuate a wounded fire fighter. The C&CAS, onboard the drone and the helicopter, monitors their paths. In-case of a risk of midair collision, the C&CAS will recommend evading maneuvers. If the risk is high, the C&CAS introduces mandatory steering command to the helicopter pilots and takes over the command of the drones and steers it away.  #drones #safety #aviation #helicopter #firefighters

You are about to see a lot more drones in the skies! For sure, this is a given fact that we have heard this for almost a decade but the actual delivery drones have not been in sight, except for several experimental ones. Now that the drone industry has spent a lot of time, energy and capital perfecting their craft, these birds seem to be getting more robust and reliable for BVLOS operations. When the lower airspace gets populated in a manner similar to the chocked highways on ground, who do you think will be able to manage the gridlock and how? As the #WALAT3M, lower airspace monitoring suite is still in the making, your inputs will help the Adibis Secure team better. #SafeSkies

Posted on the 4th of January 2024, UAS Vision: “Drone Collides with Helicopter Over Daytona Beach” https://lnkd.in/dq-fC2gr Luckily it is only the helicopter’s blade that was damaged!  Midair collision between a helicopter and a drone might be fatal. Most likely a helicopter pilot won’t be able to detect the drone far enough to be able to evade, as happened in Daytona Beach. Thus, regulators forbid flying drones in presence of crewed aircraft and, drones’ pilots are required to give the way to crewed aircraft. However, human errors happen. For many years, general aviation (GA) enjoyed free airspace outside big airports. All they had to do is look out to see that no other GA is on their way. Nowadays, drones are operating all over for various usages: delivery, inspection, hobbies, first responders and more.  Soon air-taxis( AAM-Advanced Air Mobility) will join the already busy skies. Is it possible to let the new industry to flourish, without imposing limits on GA without compromising flight safety? It is possible, if all airspace users will have a Collision Avoidance System (CAS) that is based on a ‘Vehicle to Vehicle’ (V2V) low latency link.  All aircraft, crewed and uncrewed will be on the same link, each vehicle transmits its location and each vehicle receives its neighboring aircrafts’ locations. The CAS onboard each vehicle analyzes the risk for a midair collision. If the risk is high, the CAS  will command an evasive maneuver to a crewed aircraft and will direct the uncrewed external pilot or inject steering commands to the uncrewed’s autopilot.   Ciconia has flight tested its C&CAS (Coordination & Collision Avoidance System) onboard a drone and helicopter. They both operated freely close to each other. Whenever there was a conflict, the C&CAS resolved it. #drones #helicopter #aviation #safety #ciconia

The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 was signed into law on May 16th, and its changes are large. Including mitigation waiver extensions, drone test site adoptions, the establishment of a Unmanned and Autonomous Flight Advisory Committee (UAFAC), increased protections at large gatherings such as no-fly-zones over concerts, limitations against Chinese-affiliated drones, and much more. Check out our government regulations blog for more info on this and other laws on drones and cuas. #dronedetection #dronelaws #droneregulation #cuas

Over the last year, there have been rumbling that congress may ban DJI Drone systems in the United States. Their reasoning is based on a false sense of insecurity. They are of the uneducated opinion that data collected by these systems could be accessible and exploited by the Chinese government. This is false. The only data collected has been flight data and as of June 2024 no longer collected or stored. Video content and photographic data is stored locally on the aircraft and not wirelessly accessible. Such a ban would deal a crippling blow to American first responders who depend on these systems to perform various duties. DJI systems are used because the quality and capabilities of these systems far exceeds even the best American built drone technology. What is worse is the level of ignorance by those legislators who support such a ban. They are not asking the right questions from educated and knowledgeable individuals who are familiar with the capabilities of these systems. I am such a person. I hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Security Management and a Master’s Degree in Unmanned Systems, specializing in Small Unmanned Aerial Systems.