Latvia’s LMT Innovations – a branch of a mobile telephone operator in Latvia – reports is it is working on developing a new UTM system
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Category: UAS traffic management news
“Almost 89,000 airspace authorisation requests per year in Brazil” since launch of new airspace access tool
In Brazil, drone operator requests to access controlled airspace have jumped from just 65 in 2016 to 88,941 following the introduction by the national air
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Australian start-up plans Blockchain-based drone ID trials by year end
Adelaide-based Wright Technologies aims to conduct field trials of its Blockchain-based drone identification and tracking system before the end of the year. Last year the fledgling company
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FAA, AUVSI will co-host 4th annual UAS symposium on June 3-5
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) will co-host the 4th Annual FAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Symposium
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Coordinated BVLOS flights start in unsegregated airspace in Poland
The first coordinated beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flight in unsegregated airspace took place in Poland on 18 February 2019. The flight took place
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Kittyhawk launches customised airspace flight operations tool
Kittyhawk has announced the launch of it Dynamic Airspace Customizable airspace tool which “enables teams to see their authorizations, key locations, and critical points of
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UK CAA extends flight restriction zones around airports
On 20 February 2019, the United Kingdom Government published an amendment to the UK Air Navigation Order 2016 (ANO) which contains its changes to the
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NASA chooses Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi for urban UTM test programme
NASA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management (UTM) project has selected the Lone Star UAS Center of Excellence & Innovation at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi to
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NASA chooses NIAS Reno as urban UTM TCL4 test site
On 15 February 2019, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) publicly announced the State of Nevada as an award recipient for the Unmanned Aircraft
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Czech Republic launches “Smart Sky” strategy for autonomous drone operations
The Czech Republic is developing a new airspace strategy for the drone industry called “Smart Sky”. At its heart is the aim of full automation
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