The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has purchased several DroneSentry-X on-the-move counter drone systems from Drone Shield, continuing a longstanding partnership. In February 2021,
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Author: Jenny Beechener
SESAR GOF2 consortium tests 5G communications in a virtual exercise in Austria
Members of the SESAR GOF2.0 research consortium have completed a virtual exercise in Austria to test 5G communications. Günter Graf, Director New Business Development at
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UK trial tests drone postal deliveries to remote communities as part of Future Flight Challenge
The UK Royal Mail has started a trial of scheduled, autonomous flights for two weeks between Kirkwall and North Ronaldsay (both in the Orkney Islands)
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India’s Medicine from the sky project enables start of medical deliveries in Manipur
India’s Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has launched Indian Council of Medical Research’s (ICMR) Drone Response and Outreach initiative in North East (i-Drone) in Manipur, in
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Everdrone completes first cross-border defibrillator drone delivery between Sweden and Finland
Urban drone specialist Everdrone AB successfully performed a demonstration together with Forum Virium Helsinki where – for the first time ever – a drone delivering
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Ripper partners with Advanced Navigation to simultaneously fly multiple drones over 4G/5G
Ripper Corporation has combined forces with fellow Australian company, Advanced Navigation, to deliver Cloud Ground Control, a new cloud platform that can control up to
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UK CAA anticipates eVTOL services within five years, sets up international consortium
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has established an international consortium of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) industry leaders and aviation experts. The group,
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US Marine Corps to test Smart Shooter SMASH 2000 counter drone technology
The US Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, through its Rapid Capabilities Office (MCRCO), has purchased several SMASH 2000 systems from the Israeli manufacturer Smart Shooter for test
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Arlington, Texas, city officials monitor drones with Hidden Level airspace surveillance service
Airspace monitoring company Hidden Level is bringing its Airspace Monitoring Service (AMS) to Arlington, Texas. Working with city officials as part of its Smart City
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FedEx, FMCI, Skyports launch trial BVLOS delivery services in western Ireland in controlled airspace
FedEx subsidiary FedEx Express reports completion of its first scheduled drone last-mile delivery flight in Ireland in a partnership with Future Mobility Campus Ireland (FMCI)
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