BY Emily AasandAeroVironment, Inc announced the company’s JUMP 20 VTOL Medium UAS exceeded expectations during the recent U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/4th Fleet Hybrid Fleet Campaign Event (HFCE) that demonstrated human-machine teaming in the maritime domain. READ MORE

BY Scott Shtofman How States Can Prepare Today For the Future of Advanced Aviation READ MORE

BY AUVSI AUVSI’s coalition will advance policies that enhance competitiveness for the U.S. drone industry. The coalition intends to host an event later this year calling on Congress to pass legislation advancing these policies. READ MORE

BY Federal Aviation Administration The FAA is seeking public input on four requests to conduct BVLOS drone operations at or below 400 feet. If granted, Phoenix Air Unmanned, uAvionix, Zipline, and UPS Flight Forward will continue to expand the envelope of BVLOS drone operations. READ MORE

BY Office of Senator John Hoeven Senator John Hoeven held a meeting with leaders from the Grand Forks area and covered a variety of UAS centered announcements. READ MORE

BY AUVSI AUVSI will host its 2023 Hill Day next week, returning for the first time in-person on Capitol Hill since September 2019. Participants will be available for scheduled meetings with the press. READ MORE

BY Textron Systems Textron Systems Corporation announced it has been issued a certificate from the FAA to conduct civil unmanned aircraft operations at its Unmanned Systems Service and Support Center located in Blackstone, Virginia. READ MORE

BY Federal Communications Commission The Federal Communications Commission proposed rules to enable wireless communications for UAS use in the 5030-5091 MHz band and sought comment on whether measures are necessary to facilitate such use on flexible-use wireless networks. READ MORE

BY HUVRdata, Inc. HUVRdata, Inc. has welcomed AirData UAV to the HUVR Partner Network. READ MORE

BY Dedrone Dedrone announced the appointment of Rob D’Amico to its Board of Advisors. D'Amico is an expert in intelligence and law enforcement, bringing 35 years of government experience to Dedrone. READ MORE

BY P3 Tech Consulting Creators of the Dawn of Drones, Full Crew and Full TILT Podcasts Announce Collaboration with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on New Technology Focused Legal Show TechTalk with Akin Gump READ MORE

BY Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International AUVSI announced a collaboration with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to further commercial cyber methodologies to build a shard standard. READ MORE

BY UAS Magazine UAS Magazine in partnership with the UAS Angel Network and the Grand Forks Region EDC announced this week the six companies selected to pitch to a group of angel investors and venture capital firms at the UAS Summit & Expo READ MORE

BY Shay Levy Autonomous drone flights enable scalability while reducing operating costs and lowering the environmental footprint READ MORE

BY North Dakota Unmanned Autonomous Systems Council The autonomous ecosystem in North Dakota announced the formation of the North Dakota UAS Council, a non-profit organization who mission is to promote and advocate for the UAS industry in North Dakota. READ MORE