Kansas Opens $2 Million Grant for BVLOS Drone Operations
State funding will support navigation infrastructure, test ranges and expanded unmanned aircraft operations.
State funding will support navigation infrastructure, test ranges and expanded unmanned aircraft operations.
Projects target detect-and-avoid systems, satellite communications and traffic-management tools.
Local and state officials raised questions about noise, wildlife and public involvement.
Fifteen states and a Texas county say the agency did not adequately consider environmental and safety effects of expanded operations.
The Jetson Orin Nano 2 could increase Wing onboard AI processing while reducing power consumption.
The concept would reduce reliance on restricted areas as beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations expand.
The proposal would cover up to 75 sites in the Houston metro area.
Stakeholders outline differing paths for electronic conspicuity, right-of-way and detect-and-avoid during re-opened Part 108 comment period.
How should manned aviation be protected as drones increasingly share low-altitude airspace?
Report raises detect-and-avoid and communications questions as BVLOS comment window closes.