Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has launched its electronic service for drones.. GACA’s campaign was launched with the aim of enhancing awareness
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
“How we achieved BVLOS authorisations around the globe”
Alexandre Habersaat is a software engineer with drone operator senseFly How were beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) regulatory requirement satisfied in: France, Spain,
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Indemnis Nexus parachute approval for DJI brings flights over people “a step closer”
Indemnis and DJI have announced that the Indemnis Nexus parachute system for the DJI Inspire 2 drone has been validated as compliant with the new
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CES 2019: 5G networks, re-charging drones in flight and anti-spoofing kit
Drone and UTM industry professionals may remember the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas mainly for launch of Bell’s Nexus air taxi concept
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Norway’s Avinor posts RFI for a nationwide UTM system
Norway’s air navigation service provider Avinor Flysikring AS has issued a request for information (RFI) for a nationwide UAS traffic management (UTM) system. According to
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Transport Canada announces new drone rules and industry approves
On 9 January 2019, Transport Canada published new rules for drone operators. The key items are: All pilots of drones that weigh between 250 g
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UK government launches satellite-based UTM research programme
A new UK Department for Transport (DfT) UTM research and development project led by the government backed Transport Systems Catapult (TSC) organisation has been launched
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DSNA issues RFI for U-Space partnership market information
France’s Directorate of Air Navigation Services (DSNA) has issued a request for information (RFI) on the opportunity and conditions of setting up partnerships for the
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FAA gives State Farm insurer national waiver to fly BVLOS and over people
US insurance company State Farm has been granted the first national waiver to any company in the U.S. by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The
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Lockheed Martin “adding drone swarm detection capability to its AN/TPQ-53 radars”
Army Recognition and UAS Vision report that Lockheed Martin is currently working on upgrades to its AN/TPQ-53 radar system to better detect swarms of unmanned
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