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Researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno are now working on a new, low-altitude traffic management system to keep fast-moving flyers safer as they cruise through increasingly crowded skies.

The University is one of a handful of organizations participating in the first phase of the NASA Ames Unmanned Aerial Systems Traffic Management project to enable safer use of low-altitude airspace, of 500 feet and below, where autonomous aerial vehicles, helicopters, gliders and other general aircraft are operating.

Drones will be harder to spot at this year’s Burning Man since no one will be allowed to fly them simply for fun this time around.
On Monday, Burning Man organizers announced that they eliminated hobbyist drone flying in a new policy, which will go into effect for this year’s event in the Black Rock Desert.

The Nevada Division of Forestry encourages owners of unmanned aircraft systems, also known as drones, to keep them on the ground during a fire and let firefighters and aircraft work to stop fires as quickly and safely as possible.

The plans are drawn and the checks have been cut. The only question is if Las Vegans will see the Cashman Center converted into a drone testing dome, a sprawling campus for green-tech entrepreneurs or a Hispanic cultural center....

LAS VEGAS — The Federal Aviation Administration is planning a meeting in Nevada by the end of the year about expanding drone aircraft testing. FAA chief Michael Huerta made the promise Monday during a speech to an avi...

Tech. Sgt. Kasey Hollinger, a noncommissioned officer at Creech Air Force Base, figured out a way to do more with less and save the Air Force nearly $100,000....

The Nevada Senate gave final legislative action Tuesday to a bill designed to set limits on drones and protect privacy rights....

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Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., talked about the importance of constructing Interstate 11 and promoting Nevada’s commercial drone testing efforts in remarks Wednesday to the Legislature....

The Carson City Open House and Fly-In is June, 20. Free Admission. Join us! An exciting day of aviation and aerospace adventure awaits young and old at the Carson City Airport. See historical military aircraft, flybys, and static displays.

Learn about the exciting world of aviation and the opportunities it offers.

The Carson City Airport Open House will be held on June 20, 2015. Gates open at 8AM and will close at 4PM. The Open House is free to the public and we will have on display private and military aircraft, airplane rides, tethered balloon rides, RC Airplane exhibitions, and formation flights, Robotics exhibitions, drone zone, the Challenger Learning Center as well as fun and food for all ages.

The state’s fledgling drone industry gave the local economy a lift Friday with the unveiling of a company with Alaskan roots that plans to employ 150 people in Southern Nevada by 2016....

UPDATE: Click onto the video below to see some fantastic video footage of the controlled burn via drone. The footage is by Carson City resident Joe Childs.
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Several calls to Carson City dispatch have been made regarding a controlled burn happening today, Tuesday, around Riverview Park. The burn was planned and is between 5 and 10 acres, according to Carson City dispatch. It is emitting a lot of smoke in the area.

CARSON CITY — Nevada’s fledgling drone testing industry received a $1.25 million boost in state funding from a legislative panel on Wednesday.
The Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee approved allocating $1.25 million from a $4 million fund set aside in the 2013 session to help the state develop the testing of the aerial technology.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration has cleared Nevada to begin flying drones at a southern Nevada airport as part of nationwide research into unmanned aerial systems.

The Silver Springs Airport in Lyon County will be home to a Nevada drone company test site. The airport has been picked as a hub by Nevada Institute of Autonomous Systems as an operations location for unmanned autonomous vehicle systems, said Lyon County Manager Jeff Page in a Friday statement.

The deal was made through a partnership with Lyon County and working closely with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and Northern Nevada Development Authority, said Page.

RENO, Nev. – The FAA has selected the State of Nevada as one of six states designated as a center for the development of unmanned aerial vehicles and outdoor testing of unmanned autonomous systems, Nevada Gov.

Nevada has been picked as one of six locations to be a center for drone development in the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Monday.

As a drone development site, the state would benefit by providing thousands of jobs with an average wage of approximately $62,000; an estimated $2.5 billion in economic impact in present dollars; and an estimated $125 million in annual state and local tax revenue.

I commend President Obama, the CIA and the Defense Department's Joint Special Operations Command for organizing and carrying out the drone attack that killed al-Qaida terrorist mastermind Anwar al-...

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