The Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems (JARUS) has published a predefined risk assessment (PDRA) for BVLOS operations in uncontrolled airspace, with a low
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Author: Jenny Beechener
FAA grants initial approval allowing BVLOS drone flights in North Dakota Northern Plans test site
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved uAvionix services for beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone flights in North Dakota, leveraging the state’s Uncrewed Aerial
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US defence department awards L3Harris USD40m contract for VAMPIRE counter drone weapons for Ukraine
L3Harris Technologies reports a USD40 million contract received from the US Department of Defense (DoD) to deliver 14 Vehicular Agnostic Modular Palletised ISR Rocket Equipment
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US Army selects Leonardo DRS to provide additional M-LIDS counter drone platforms
The US Army has issued a new task order to Leonardo DRS under an existing indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to provide additional counter unmanned aircraft
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DroneShield reports AUD11 million order for a range of counter drone equipment
An unnamed government agency customer has selected DroneShield in a purchase order for approximately AUS11 million for the supply of several different types of DroneShield
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BAE Systems demonstrates APKWS-guided rockets destroy all targets including fast-moving drones
BAE Systems reports completion of additional ground-to-air test firings to prove the effectiveness of 70mm rockets guided by Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) guidance
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ACAS Xa team receives R&D award for research work addressing UAV collision avoidance
The team developing a collision avoidance system for drones has been recognised in the 2022 research and development awards by R&D World magazine. The team
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Registration opens for EASA high level conference 21-22 March in Amsterdam during ADW
Registration is open for the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) high level conference on drones taking place 21-22 March 2023 during Amsterdam Drone Week at
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Dedrone acquires Aerial Armor to develop multi-sensor counter drone command and control platform
Airspace security company Dedrone has acquired Aerial Armor, a specialist in counter drone systems and integrator of drone detection hardware. According to the press release,
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DroneShield delivers counter drone capability to Australian defence department
Counter drone company DroneShield reports completion of contractual elements of the Artificial Intelligence Computer Vision System (ACVS) program to the Australian Department of Defence under
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