DefenceTalkA European entrepreneur who challenged the right of US authorities to regulate small drones has settled his case with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), his lawyer said Thursday. Raphael Pirker will pay $1,100 in the settlement after the FAA had initially slapped Pirker with a $10,000 fine for reckless flying. The fine came when he […]https://www.defencetalk.com/drone-entrepreneur-settles-us-reckless-flying-case-62235/

DefenceTalkFirearms Policy Coalition and a dozen other civil rights groups ask the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on an NRA-backed lawsuit. The Firearms Policy Coalition and 12 other state and national civil rights organizations filed a brief in the United States Supreme Court today for a lawsuit challenging a San Francisco gun control ordinance. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/supreme-court-urged-to-take-up-san-francisco-gun-control-case-62199/

DefenceTalkLetting small drones fly for profit in US airspace would give a big lift to the development of unmanned aerial vehicles of all sizes, a Congressional committee heard Wednesday. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has yet to propose a full set of regulations for civilian drones — a delay that critics fear is undermining US […]https://www.defencetalk.com/advocates-pressure-us-congress-to-let-small-drones-fly-62098/

DefenceTalkThe Military Aviation Authority (MAA) has published a number of new regulations under a notice of authorised amendment (NAA) 15/03 for Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS) which ‘go live’ on 19 January 2015. The publication of the regulations marks the end of a 15 month review by an MAA Multi-Disciplinary Team formed from staff across […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-introduces-new-regulations-for-remotely-piloted-air-systems-rpas-62008/

DefenceTalkUnder the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, P.L. 112-95, Congress has tasked the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with integrating unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), sometimes referred to as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones, into the national airspace system by September 2015. Although the text of this act places safety as a predominant concern, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/integration-of-drones-into-domestic-airspace-selected-legal-issues-2-47402/