On 17 January the German Minister of State for Digitisation Dorothee Bär, Deutsche Bahn Board Member for Digitisation and Technology Prof. Dr. Sabina Jeschke and
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Category: UAS traffic management news
BVLOS flight restrictions lifted in Poland at the end of January
On 31 January new regulations regarding beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flights will become effective in FIR EPWW in Poland. According to Polish UTM
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Singapore’s CAAS “to develop UAS traffic monitoring system”
Singapore’s “Straits Times” reports that the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) intends to develop a system that can monitor unmanned aircraft systems. “This system
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Iridium launches global, mobile, IoT satcom service
Iridium Communications Inc. has announced today the commercial launch of its Iridium Certus broadband service, the first new capability activated from the company’s USD3 billion
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Wing, AirMap and Kittyhark “demonstrate new drone ID system”
Alphabet’s Wing, AirMap Inc. and Kittyhawk have demonstrated a new system to identify airborne drones, potentially paving the way toward expanded commercial uses of unmanned aircraft,
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Nevada, Northern Plains, Virginia Tech test sites chosen to manage DoT drone pilot projects
The Nevada UAS Test Site Smart Silver State; Northern Plains Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site; and the Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership have been announced
Read moreGUTMA seeks new secretary general
The Global UTM Association is seeking a new secretary general. GUTMA is a non-profit consortium of worldwide Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management (UTM) stakeholders. Its
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US DoT announces proposals for drone flights at night and over people
The US Department of Transportation on 14 January 2019 announced a proposal to allow commercial drone operators to fly their drones over people and at
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Saudi Arabia opens drone market with electronic registration system
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has launched its electronic service for drones.. GACA’s campaign was launched with the aim of enhancing awareness
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Indemnis Nexus parachute approval for DJI brings flights over people “a step closer”
Indemnis and DJI have announced that the Indemnis Nexus parachute system for the DJI Inspire 2 drone has been validated as compliant with the new
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