News | Northern Plains UAS Test Site

Jul 26, 2023

Northern Plains UAS Test Site completes Third-Party Validation of Drone Rescue System’s DRS-25 Parachute Recovery System on Freefly’s Alta X

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Archer First Response Systems is proud to announce that they are the first company to successfully complete the latest F3322-22 ASTM Standard for the certification of Parachute Recovery systems on...

Jan 9, 2023

FAA Grants Initial Approval Allowing BVLOS Drone Flights on North Dakota Drone System

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BISMARCK, North Dakota – Leveraging Vantis, the state’s first-of-its-kind UAS network, uAvionix, an avionics company specializing in drones, received approval by the Federal Aviation Administration (...

Oct 31, 2022

North Dakota Taking the Lead in UAS Flight

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The history of North Dakota aviation is impressive. The future of North Dakota aviation is even brighter, thanks to its leadership in unmanned aircraft system (UAS) infrastructure and technology.The...

Sep 6, 2022

How UAS could help "revolutionize rural living"

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In August, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $1 million grant to UND to conduct an economic impact study and...

Jan 27, 2022

Northern Plains UAS Test Site Welcomes New Executive Director Trevor Woods

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GRAND FORKS, ND – The Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS), one of seven Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) test sites, announces the selection of a new executive...

Jan 20, 2022

Hoeven: FAA Awards Grants to General Atomics & Appareo to Conduct Research with Northern Plains UAS Test Site

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Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded two...

Apr 27, 2021

Second to none: UND and the Northern Plains UAS Test Site

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April 27, 2021 - Given that the Northern Plains UAS Test Site has its fingers on the pulse of a $100 billion industry, Executive Director Nicholas Flom feels lucky to have friends only five keypad...

Mar 9, 2021

North Dakota's nasty winter weather is ideal for California drone company's testing

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March 9, 2021 - Zipline, founded in 2014, delivers medical supplies, including blood, pharmaceutical supplies and vaccines in the United States and around the world. “We’ve delivered over a million...

Jan 21, 2021

North Dakota Department of Transportation and Northern Plains UAS Test Site Announce Partners for FAA BEYOND Program

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January 21, 2001 - The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) and the Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS) are partnering with major players in the commercial UAS industry to execute the...

Nov 9, 2020

FAA Ends UAS Test Program, Moves 'BEYOND'

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November 9, 2020 - The federal government has taken another major step toward integration of unmanned aircraft, and while many technical challenges remain, one state on the new FAA program’s roster...