The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has published a guide aimed at supporting the industry to make unmanned aircraft (drone) flights beyond the visual line
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Author: Jenny Beechener
Eurocontrol completes Riga Airspace Assessment
European safety agency Eurocontrol has published the Riga Airspace Assessment report following a six-month long project with the Latvian Civil Aviation Authority. The report forms
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NASA seeks to license UTM technology suppliers
US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) invites inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM)
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SESAR Podium report finds pre-flight U-space services more advanced than flight phase
The SESAR Horizon 2020 Proving Operations of Drones with Initial Unmanned aircraft system traffic Management (PODIUM) project consortium has published its conclusions and recommendations for
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Government funding for Frequentis FALKE airport counter drone system
Germany’s Transport Ministry announced funding for the counter drone research project FALKE led by Frequentis and including DFS, Hensoldt, the German police, Lufthansa, Hamburg Airport,
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Fortem counter drone technology selected for NATO testing
NATO is evaluating mitigation solutions for the emerging threat of small, dangerous UAV as part of its “Comparative Analysis of Lethal, Low Collateral Damage Effectors
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Colombian Air Force selects Cerbair mobile counter-drone system
The Colombian Air Force has selected French manufacturer Cerbair’s mobile counter drone system to protect air bases in Colombia. The supplier announced the contract award
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Singapore to research counter-drone technology
The Singapore government announced the launch of a new research agency called Home Team Science and Technology (HTX) focused on safety and security in December
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Russia introduces layered counter drone device
Russian arms manufacturer Rostec is marketing a multifaceted counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) capability through its subsidiary Rosoboronexport according to a report in Jane’s international Defence
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BVLOS flights underway as part of Kansas pilot programme activity
Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program (IPP) has successfully completed the first beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operation using only onboard detect-and-avoid
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