Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is seeking feedback on proposed changes to be made to the Part 101 (Unmanned Aircraft and Rockets) Manual of Standards
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Boeing “demonstrates CLWS mobile direct energy weapon for convoy protection”
Boeing has demonstrated its Compact Laser Weapon System (CLWS) during a September 3 field test of the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) at Nellis Air
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Ethiopia launches drone legislation and registration programme to support UAS operations
Ethiopia has become the latest African nation to enact drone legislation, now allowing for the legal production, importation and operation of unmanned aerial systems in
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UK maritime and coastguard agency completes BVLOS trial with Elbit Systems
Elbit Systems’ Hermes 900 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) has successfully completed a series of flight demonstrations for the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). The
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DroneShield announces contract wins with US military and south east Asia
Australian drone countermeasure manufacturer DroneShield has received US Department of Defence funding to further develop its DroneShieldComplete command and control system. The work will take
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NATO C-UAS trials feature technology supplied by 42 Solutions, Robin Radar and Rinicom
NATO Communications and Information Agency is hosting a live trial session of anti-drone technology at the Joint Nucleus Counter-UAS Test Center of the Ground Based
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ICAO publishes new library of UAS operational guidance materials, including UTM
On 10 September 2020 the International Air Transport Organization (ICAO) published its latest UAS guidance materials electronic bulletin (EB 2020/43). According to ICAO: “The guidance
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First drone and aerospace companies move into Unmanned Valley, the Netherlands
Unmanned Valley – the field lab for sensor-based technologies located at the former Valkenburg naval air base in Katwijk, the Netherlands – has welcomed the
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North Dakota test site plans BVLOS site acceptance testing using Volansi drones
The US Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS) has selected Volansi’s VOLY C10 for Site Acceptance Testing and use-case development for North Dakota’s statewide beyond
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US defense department awards AirMap USD3.3m to develop AirBoss platform
US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) service provider AirMap a USD3.3 million grant to to commercialize its AirBoss platform. AirBoss is
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