A research study commissioned by Horizon Aircraft into Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) vehicles found 56% of eVTOL professionals believe the first commercial urban
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Author: Jenny Beechener
Aerobits introduces new drone identification device designed to international standards
Avionics specialist Aerobits has launched a new drone identification device for use with any modern mobile devices such as smartphone or tablet. The idME uses BLE
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NASA video details UTM framework providing ‘safe and affordable airspace operation system’
A YouTube video from the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) describes how the agency’s Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) concept operates ‘without burdening the
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Los Angeles International is second US airport to trial drone detection systems
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has selected Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to test technology to detect, track, and identify (DTI) drones that are encroaching
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DroneShield, Zenith AeroTech partnership strengthens long-range counter drone capabilities
Zenith AeroTech, a developer of customised tethered aerial vehicles (TAVs), has partnered with counter drone specialist DroneShield to provide enhanced drone detection and counter measures
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Eurocae seeks participants in working group WG-105 (Unmanned Aerial Systems) for standards development
EUROCAE WG-105 is pursuing the objective of developing Minimum Operational Performance Specification for ACAS sXu”, with support from WG-75, specifically for validation activities (e.g. encounter
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AirMarket and TELUS demonstrate BVLOS drone operations in UTM environment to support Canada’s regulatory framework
UTM company AirMarket and communications company TELUS Corporation completed a live field demonstration of the SKYLINK business solution at an operational TC Energy site in
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Latvian air navigation service provider LGS plans digital infrastructure to support drone operations
In order to promote the controlled and safe use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) in Latvian airspace, air navigation service provider VAS Latvijas gaisa satiksme
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Botswana health ministry launches pilot drone programme to deliver medical products
Botswana’s Ministry of Health and Wellness, in partnership with the Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) and Netherlands’ drone logistics company Avy, has
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European Metropolis 2 research focuses on safe drone operations in high density airspace.
Metropolis 2 is a two-year European research programme funded under Horizon 2020 involving eight project partners. Coordinated by Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) the
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