On 15 October, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) opened a public consultation on its proposal of airworthiness standards which will enable the certification of
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DroneShield announces enhanced detection and mitigation capabilities, joins BSTC
DroneShield has released DroneShield CompleteTM v2.0, a software update for the DroneSentry & DroneSentinel products – drone detection and mitigation interfaces with enhancements to tracking, navigation,
Read moreSix new members join GUTMA
The Global UTM Association (GUTMA) has announced that six new member have recently joined the association, taking the total number of members to 66. The new
Read moreNew Smart Shooter small arms C-UAS fire control system “has target lock capability”
Jane’s and UAS Vision report that Israel’s Smart Shooter has demonstrated its new counter-UAS capability within the SMASH family of smalls arms fire control systems at the
Read moreDHL trials BVLOS medicine delivery flights across Lake Victoria, Tanzania
Parcels delivery company DHL has successfully completed trials of a drone based medicine delivery service to customers on an island in Lake Victoria in Tanzania,
Read moreUniversity of Dayton Research Institute tests piloted aircraft vulnerability to drone strikes
In a test designed to mimic a midair collision at 238 miles per hour, researchers in the University of Dayton Research Institute’s (UDRI’s) Impact Physics group launched
Read moreSunhillo, Frequentis develop voice communications system to link drone pilot to UTM/ATM controller
A participant in Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) test sites in the US run by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and NASA, Sunhillo recently expanded its
Read moreRaytheon developing ground-based detect and avoid system for drones using current CNS/ATM equipment
Raytheon is close to completing the safety case for the company’s Ground Based Detect And Avoid (GBDAA) system, used by the US Air Force and
Read moreThere are now 50 cities around the world pioneering urban air mobility programmes
The number of urban air mobility initiatives underway around the world is accelerating rapidly, according to the latest Unmanned Airspace research – up from 39
Read moreInsitu, Alaska Fairbanks university receive FAA approval for regular BVLOS flights
Insitu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, and the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) — partners in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Unmanned Aircraft
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