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Commercial UAV Expo Americas Advisory Board Announced
March 8, 2021 By Editor
Advisory Board Set for Commercial UAV Expo Americas September 7-9, 2021 in Las Vegas
23 experts have been tapped to help craft critical programming for commercial UAS end-users
Las Vegas, NV – March 4, 2021 – Organizers of the seventh annual
Commercial UAV Expo Americas, the leading commercial drone event in North America, have announced an impressive list of influential leaders in the drone industry who will be participating on the 2021 event’s Advisory Board. The Advisory Board is responsible for recommending conference topics and speakers, reviewing submitted abstracts, consulting on the program, and acting as a resource to develop different aspects of the event. The 2021 event will take place September 7-9, 2021 at The Mirage in Las Vegas.
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A non-governmental organisation, Patriot for Growth and Development Initiative (PGDI), has called on the Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu to use his extended tenure to intensify the fight against crime in the country.
The Executive Director of PGDI, Isaac Salami, who stated this at a press conference held in Lokoja said that the president would have considered the experience, international exposure and his capacity in stemming the tides of crimes and criminality in his short tenure that warrant the extension, appealing to Nigerians to give him maximum support to root out the remaining criminals.
“It is factual that the power to prolong the tenure rests squarely with the president and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, President Muhammadu Buhari and the extension was done in good faith for the best interest of the citizenry,” he stated.
31 December 2020
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The sky is falling in, the sky is falling in!
Making big news in the community but not that much of a drama for DJI, who will still be able to sell products into America. DJI has been added to the US Department of Commerce’s Entity List, American companies will need permission to export bits, particularly chips to DJI. The list is not only Chinese companies, France and Germany also have a couple of contenders.
This very much brings ITAR to mind. The American missile technology export restrictions that stopped the US sUAS industry in its tracks in the early 2000’s and made 3DR produce it’s stuff in Mexico. This was all at a time when the idea of sub $500 GPS and autopilot equipped RPAS was laughed out of meetings full of grown-ups.
12 December 2020
This week the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF)–the leading police policy and research organization–and the U.S. Department of Justice released an important new report, “Roadmap to Implementing an Effective Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Program.” Developed by senior law enforcement officials from leading state and local drone programs, the report provides guidance to state and local law enforcement agencies. It also addresses, in no uncertain terms, the growing threat posed by foreign-made drones.
“This report illustrates the clear and growing consensus on the threat represented by foreign-made drones. That threat centers on drones made by Chinese company DJI, which the military, DHS, and independent cybersecurity researchers have found to present serious cybersecurity risks. As discussed in the report, China’s tactics include donating drones to state and local agencies, providing a potential ‘backdoor’ into critical public networks. This r