Unmanned Commercial Aviation Advances

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Drones for forest-fire monitoring, first responders, land-use planning, even traffic surveillance are making progress toward FAA approval to test in commercial airspace, reports Aviation Week.

DoD told to prepare to vacate 1755-1780 Megahertz band which is slated for FAA auction in 2015, reports FCW.

Defense Tech reports development of fuel efficient cargo jets.

Some legislators still seeking a way out of sequester, says Defense News.

Cyber-security professionals make good money but don’t rank that as their best on-the-job perk, reports Next Gov.

Airbus still reshaping itself, reports Defense News.