The Government of Kazakhstan and UNICEF have launched a joint initiative for testing unmanned aircraft systems for emergency preparedness and response at two designated Drone
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JARUS opens external consultation on medium risk drone operational standards
The Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems (JARUS) has launched an external consultation for “JARUS OPS Recommendations for UAS Category B Operations“. JARUS Working Group 2
Read moreVVA, GMV and CATEC head consortium to research Galileo, EGNOS services for drone operations
VVA (Valdani Vicari & Associati) GMV and CATEC has been contracted by the European Commission DG GROW to provide support to the standardisation actions for
Read moreSESAR announces EUR9.5 million worth of new U-space demonstration programmes
A series of drone demonstrations will soon get underway at urban and rural locations across Europe, thanks to Eur 9.5 million funding from the SESAR
Read moreDrone Rescue Systems launches automatically-deployed drone parachutes
Drone Rescue Systems GmbH launched the DRS-5 and DRS-10 drone parachutes at the Intergeo exhibition at Frankfurt am Main, Germany. DRS-5 is designed for multicopters
Read moreAvitas given FAA permission to fly BVLOS inspection flights tracked by radar
Avitas Systems reports it has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval to fly an unmanned aerial system (UAS) beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) in
Read more“One in five drone flights pose collision risk to manned aircraft” says new Embry-Riddle research
In a newly published study, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University researchers have shared results from a small UAS (sUAS) detection study performed near Daytona Beach International Airport
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 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
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