Maryland lost out on its bid to be a testing site for drone aircraft, but the state’s university system will get a crack at being involved in the research of unmanned aircraft.
An agreement between the University System of Maryland and Virginia Tech and Rutgers University will see the university system become a partner with the Federal Aviation Administration‘s unmanned aircraft systems research program, according to the Baltimore Business Journal.
MDBizNews has more:
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on Dec. 30 that it has selected the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP), led by Virginia Tech, as one of six unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) test sites to support integration of UAS into the national airspace system. The selection opens new avenues for the University System of Maryland to partner with MAAP in research on unmanned aircraft systems.
Join our growing Slack community
Join 5,000 tech professionals and entrepreneurs in our community Slack today!
Donate to the Journalism Fund
Your support powers our independent journalism. Unlike most business-media outlets, we don’t have a paywall. Instead, we count on your personal and organizational contributions.
When global tech association CompTIA spun off its nonprofit arm, the TechGirlz curriculum went dark
Anne Arundel admits that ransomware attack targeted health data
Despite Trump's actions and rhetoric, Ukrainian tech workers are laying stakes in the US
