
aSSURE’S LEAD,Mississippi State University, Honored with two Defense Innovation Awards
TechConnect is proud to announce the 2023 TechConnect Defense Innovation Awards recognizing the top 15% of submitted challenge technologies as ranked by the Selection Committee ...

ASSUREuas, research partner, Raspet Flight Research Lab at Mississippi State University hosted an ASSUREdSafe training exercise for area first responders
First responders are crafting their skills in piloting drones to better help in emergency situations. Mississippi State University’s Raspet Flight Research Lab hosted an ASSUREd ...

jOIN THE MISSION TO END DESTRUCTIVE WILDFIREES
IMAGINE A WORLD where humanity and wildfire can safely co-exist. Where wildfires are rapidly and accurately detected, allowing for the safe management of environmentally beneficial ...

Drones Take Center Stage as a Teaching Tool for STEM Outreach
by Anthony Chu, ANG Thousands of students and teachers from five states are benefitting from FAA-funded aviation and space education (AVSED) programs that feature unmanned ...

ASSURE is looking for a new Associate director for ASSUREd Safe.
This full-time position will be located at the MSU main campus and requires an innovative leader to lead development in first responder use of drones ...

Fireside Chat: ASSURE Research Experts Will Discuss UAS Right-of-way for BVLOS Operations
ASSURE research experts with the University of North Dakota. Elsight, Sagetech, Iris Automation, and Applied Aeronautics will discuss ongoing UAS right-of-way research for beyond-visual-line-of-sight research ...

Current Unmanned Aircraft State Law Landscape
Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly called drones, have a host of applications including law enforcement, land surveillance, wildlife tracking, search and rescue operations, disaster response, ...

ASSURE Leader Joins Top Officials at Resiliency of Airspace WRP Principals’ Meeting
Senior leaders from state, federal and Tribal agencies atttended the 2022 Western Regional Partnership’s (WRP) Principals’ Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. This was the first in-person ...

ASSURE Invites Virginia Tech to Join International Drone Research Alliance
Virginia Tech has been invited to join an elite consortium of universities to lead research that will help guide the safe integration of uncrewed aerial ...

ASSURE’s Lead, Mississippi State, Marked Another Milestone in the University’s History of Innovation in Aviation
MSU leaders officially unveiled the Teros, the newest addition to Raspet Flight Research Lab’s fleet of uncrewed aircraft systems, or UAS. At 1,800 pounds and ...