Registration is now open for the third Concept of Operations for safe European drone traffic (CORUS) workshop taking place in Rome between 2-5 April 2019.
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Boeing announces first flight of its personal autonomous air vehicle
Boeing has announced it completed the first test flight of its autonomous passenger air vehicle (PAV) prototype in Manassas, Virginia on 22 January. Boeing NeXt, which
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“India delays drone operations and considers mandatory security-chips” – news reports
The Hindustan Times reports that India’s civil aviation ministry has pushed back to April the date on which individuals and companies will be able to
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“Drone disruptions to airports up 80% in Germany” according to news reports
Germany’s The Local news service reports that the country’s air navigation service provider DFS recorded an 80% increase in disruptions to air traffic in 2018
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Newark International – the latest airport to be disrupted by drone sightings
Newark Liberty International Airport has become the latest airport to halt operations as a result of drone sightings. CNN reported that flights in and out
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Chinese retailer JD.com starts first drone delivery flights in Indonesia
JD.com, China’s largest retailer, has announced the completion of Indonesia’s first government approved drone flight. “The successful pilot opens the door for future commercial drone
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Australian regulator approves 1,000km-plus remote BVLOS operations from Airobotics
US automated drone startup Airobotics has announced that it has recently made Australian aviation history “by obtaining the nation’s first and only Civil Aviation Safety Authority
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Muscat International Airport “to install USD10 million Aaronia counter-UAS system”
Aaronia AG reports it will install its AARTOS drone detection system at Muscat International Airport, Oman, in a deal worth USD10 million. According to the
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Indra gives details of its counter-UAS airport protection system ARMS
Indra has developed a counter UAS systems specifically prepared and tested to protect an airport or any other space against drones flying without authorization. The
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German Railways to test BVLOS drone monitoring flights in Ingolstadt
On 17 January the German Minister of State for Digitisation Dorothee Bär, Deutsche Bahn Board Member for Digitisation and Technology Prof. Dr. Sabina Jeschke and
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