The UAS Flyer - October 2, 2014

FAA grants UAS exemptions, AUVSI says more are needed The Federal Aviation Administration took a significant step toward the commercial use of UAS technology by granting regulatory exemptions to six aerial photo and video production companies. READ MORE SHARE
California governor vetoes UAS privacy bill passed by legislature California Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed a bill passed with bipartisan support by the state's legislature that would have required law enforcement agencies to obtain search warrants to use UAS except in specific cases. READ MORE SHARE
	AeroVironment gets $22M order for US Marine Corps AeroVironment has received a $21,779,408 order for a RQ-12 Wasp AE small unmanned aircraft system and initial square packages for the U.S. Marine Corps. READ MORE SHARE
DroneDeploy raises $2M for UAS smartphone tech DroneDeploy, an unmanned aerial systems software and technology developer, has raised $2 million in funding from multiple investors, including SoftTech VC, Data Collective, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Red Point Ventures. READ MORE SHARE
ATI teams with MicaSense for precision agriculture expansion Aerial Technology International is expanding its unnamed aerial system technology business into the precision agriculture industry to help farmers make more cost-effective decisions. READ MORE SHARE
	Homeland Security reviews U.S. Border Protection's UAS use On behalf of the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the Department of Homeland Security completed a review on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's UAS program to ensure its compliance with privacy and civil liberty laws and standards. READ MORE SHARE