The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published a proposal of airworthiness standards for the certification of the vast majority of light unmanned aircraft.
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Author: Jenny Beechener
Urban weather stations in Japan to provide real-time data for drone flights
A collaboration between NTT Communications and Kyoto University’s Metroweather plans to acquire wind speed and wind direction data in urban areas so that drones can
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South Africa launches Drone Council to help develop the drone economy
In the official launch of Drone Council South Africa, Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams welcomed the new organisation and looked
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New inertial navigation system for autonomous vehicles available from Honeywell
Honeywell has introduced a new inertial navigation system called HGuide n380 that communicates position, orientation and velocity of an object — such as an unmanned
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US Air Force selects Liteye C-AUDS counter drone solution for critical infrastructure protection
The US Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Office (JCO) has selected Liteye Systems’ Containerized Anti-UAS Defense Systems (C-AUDS) for integration
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Sweden grants permission for BVLOS powerline inspection flights
The Swedish aviation authority has approved beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flights by Skyqraft, a data-driven Swedish infrastructure inspection company. Skyqraft is using the
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Transport Canada approves BVLOS flights by In-Flight Data
Canadian regulator Transport Canada has approved beyond visual line of visual sight (BVLOS) flights by drone operator In-Flight Data. The company can now carry out
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Vertiport Alliance Africa to deploy UAM system
Members of Vertiport Alliance Africa (VAA) have agreed to support Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) in South Africa, according to a
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UK government provides extra funding for countering drones competition
The UK Home Office and Department for Transport (DFT) is adding an additional GBP1.5 million funding to the Defence and Security Accelerator’s (DASA) Countering Drones competition. Putting
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Hanwha Systems partners with airport operator in new UAM project
Defence contractor Hanwha Systems has partnered with Korea Airport Corporation (KAC) to develop air taxis, and the ensuing infrastructure and services to form a consultative
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