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The Federal Aviation Administration has signed off on two approvals for key commercial unmanned aircraft projects. On June 5, the agency granted a “special airworthy certificate” to Amazon for its Prime Air drone-based package delivery service, an FAA spokesperson said in a statement emailed to FCW. The certificate allows Amazon to “operate its MK27 unmanned
ResponderXLabs, a collaboration between Amazon Web Services and Responder Corp., aims to give public safety agencies better access to the innovation pipeline and help private-sector firms more effectively deliver those innovations. The program works with first responder agencies to find the latest public safety technologies, supporting agencies with technology needs assessments, access to grant opportunities,
Nevada to establish Drone Center of Excellence for Public Safety. Nevada is no stranger to drones. The state is one of the Federal Aviation Administration”s original national test sites for unmanned aerial systems technology, and has produced research into drone traffic management systems. The city of Reno was selected for FAA’s Drone Integration Pilot Program,