Virginia Funds Transition to US Drone Platforms for First Responders

As the federal government advances new restrictions on drones manufactured by foreign adversaries, Virginia has introduced a grant program to help law enforcement and first responders transition to compliant drone technology. In this DRONELIFE exclusive guest post, Michele Satterlund, attorney at MacAuley, Jamerson, Satterlund and Sessa and former executive director of the Unmanned Systems Association of Virginia, provides an overview of the state’s new initiative and its context within recent federal policy changes. DRONELIFE neither accepts nor makes payment for guest posts.

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by Michele Satterlund