NASA has signed a cooperative agreement with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to perform a demonstration flight as part of the agency’s project to
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New Zealand establishes airspace integration trials for new unmanned air vehicles
by Michael Willoughby The New Zealand Government is establishing an airspace integration trials programme to support the safe testing and development of advanced unmanned aircraft
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BVLOS flights tested with manned traffic at NUAIR’s Griffiss site
The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research (NUAIR) test site at Griffiss International Airport, one of several designated by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), supported
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LTE supports BVLOS medical deliveries in Canada
LTE connectivity provided by Ericsson successfully supported beyond-visual-line-of-sight deliveries of emergency medical supplies in tests carried out on Ontario, Canada, on 21-22 September 2019. The
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UPS Flight Forward wins FAA’s full approval for drone airline operations
by Michael Willoughby UPS subsidiary UPS Flight Forward announced yesterday that it had received the US’ government’s first full Part 135 Standard certification to operate
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Poland’s PANSA launches next stage in its nationwide digital UTM programme
On October 1, 2019, the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency (PANSA) in Warsaw, presented its “Digital Services for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles” strategy to government partners
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Frequentis, Dimetor partner to speed development of BVLOS operations
Frequentis and Dimetor have announced a partnership to speed the development of beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations. “So far, the use of
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GUTMA’s Secretary General Fanni Lukácsy announces departure
In a social media post of 1 October 2019 GUTMA’s Secretary General Fanni Lukácy announces she is stepping down from her current post at the association.
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EGNSS4RPAS trial show European GNSS networks support drone operations in urban environments
Karel Callewaert, Senior Consultant, VVA VVA, together with GMV and CATEC, has been contracted by the European Commission’s DG GROW to provide support to the standardisation
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UK outlines its vision for a national UTM system
A new report from the UK’s Department for Transport’s Connected Places Catapult (CPC), NATS, Altitude Angel, ANRA Technologies, Cranfield University, the Satellite Applications Catapult and
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