Entangled photons have been sent between two drones hovering a kilometre apart, demonstrating technology that could form the building blocks of a quantum internet, according
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Author: Jenny Beechener
Singapore transport minister announces special flying zones to encourage wider drone use
Singapore’s Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung announced the creation of common flying spaces for drones to provide a safe flying environment, according to several news
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Drones have ‘massive impact on flight operations’ according to German reports of airport interference
German air navigation service provider DFS logged fewer reports of interference caused by drones at airports across the country in 2020, however with traffic volume
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GUTMA gives its support to FAA’s remote identification of UAS rule
The Global Unmanned Traffic Management Association (GUTMA) has issued a statement supporting of the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) publication of the ruling on Remote
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FAA approves autonomous operations for American Robotics without human operators
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has authorised American Robotics to operate its fully-automated commercial drone systems without human operators on site. According to the
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FAA Fact Book records thousands of UAS approvals but less than two percent BVLOS
According to the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator’s Fact Book 2020, the agency issued 4,893 Part 107 waivers for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) operations
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US Air Force to develop detect and avoid capability with Sagetech and NPUASTS
Sagetech Avionics reports a US Air Force Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract for the initial development phase of components for a type-certifiable detect-and-avoid (DAA)
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EASA updates easy access rule for drones using its eRules revision platform
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published revised updates to the Easy Access Rules for Drones based on ED Decision 2020/022/R amending the AMC and GM
Read moreFAA releases USD5.8 million research funding in first round of ASSURE university grants for 2021
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced USD5.8 million in research, education and training grants to universities that comprise FAA’s Air Transportation Center of Excellence
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ANRA Technologies joins UK innovation sandbox, trials at Goodwood Aerodrome due in 2021
Already a part of the UK project to to demonstrate Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) operations in non-segregated airspace alongside
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