Canadian regulator Transport Canada has granted a Special Flight Operating Certificate (SFOC) to drone operator Volatus to beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations in
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Author: Jenny Beechener
New European coalition aims to improve urban air mobility by establishing a regional UAM network, invites participants
A coalition between two EU-funded projects AiRMOUR and AURORA aims to improve the current urban airspace transport system in European cities through a collaborative network
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UK CAA to redefine lower airspace architecture to incorporate UTM, BVLOS and DAA procedures
By Jenny Beechener “Development of a vision and a roadmap for lower airspace” has been added to the substantial review of the UK’s Airspace Modernisation
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UK Catapult publishes findings of three-year programme and path for wide-scale drone adoption
The UK Government’s Connected Places Catapult research incubator, Department for Transport (DfT), CAA and industry partners have released the results of a six-month simulation of
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Sumitomo looks to quantum computing to support safe operation of thousands of unmanned vehicles
Sumitomo Corporation, Tohoku University and OneSky have commenced a pilot program for developing thousands of flight routes for Urban Air Mobility (UAM) vehicles by quantum
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Canadian drone detection pilot programme reports high success rate at Ottawa International
The Ottawa International Airport Authority reports early success during a drone detection pilot project in collaboration with Indro Robotics, Aerial Armor, QinetiQ and Nav Canada. According to
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Winners announced for UK drones transport research and innovation grants programme
Connected Places Catapult has announced six new research and innovation projects through the 2021 Drones Transport Research and Innovation Grants (TRIG: Drones) programme. The Transport
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Trials to demonstrate long-distance drone delivery flights take-off in India
This month sees the start of several long-distance drone delivery trials according to a report in India’s Economic Times. Drone flights are currently limited to
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Thales offers its ScaleFlyt Remote ID cloud-based remote ID solution to civil and military drone authorities
Thales reports new ways to monitor and ensure the safety of drones and their surroundings. The company’s solution claims to enable civil and military aviation
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US Navy completes six-week test using DroneSentry-X counter UAS technology from DroneShield
DroneShield reports successful demonstration of if DroneSentry-X counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) detect-and-defeat system during an exercise with the United States Navy. The system was deployed
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