The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is talking to governments in Japan, the Netherlands and Australia about introducing US UTM concepts such as the Low
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USA and Switzerland agree to harmonise drone safety standards
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Switzerland Federal Office of Civil Aviation have today announced that they have reached an agreement in harmonizing
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Ben-Gurion University researchers identify malicious drones using flight path analysis
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) say they have determined how to pinpoint the location of a drone operator who may be operating
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US government report finds ‘limited capabilities to counter illicit unmanned aircraft systems’
A report commissioned by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published on 25 June 2020 found “DHS’ capability to counter illicit UAS activity remains
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NUAIR test site validates AVSS drone parachute recovery system
The drone parachute recovery system by Aerial Vehicle Safety Solutions (AVSS) for the DJI M200 series has been validated as compliant with industry standards following
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ZMI selects Iris Automation’s Casia detect and avoid technology
Done operator ZM Interactive (ZMI) has selected Iris Automation’s Casia detect and avoid (DAA) system to support Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight (BVLOS) operations by its xFold industrial military-grade drones,
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Quidich and Asteria test India’s new drone rules and digital platform in trial flight
Aerial solutions company Quidich Innovation Labs completed its first No-Permission No-Takeoff (NPNT) compliant drone flight with its A200 Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS). According to
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European Union launches LABYRINTH high-density U-space management programme
This June has seen the launch of the European LABYRINTH project. The aim of LABYRINTH is to build on the high optimisation potential for the
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Kongsberg Geospatial joins the NUAIR advanced UTM trials
Kongsberg Geospatial, an Ottawa-based aerospace and defence geospatial technology company has announced that it has been selected as part of the team responsible for developing
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Russian government provides USD7.1 million for national UTM system research
The Russian government has made available US7.1 million for funding UAS traffic management research in the country. The grant from the National Technological Initiative (NTI)
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