The European Commission has updated the Implementing Regulation (IR) 2019/947 relating to operations in or beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS). In the latest
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Author: Jenny Beechener
Eurocae publishes draft guidelines for safety analysis for ‘Specific category’ drone operations
European standards agency Eurocae has published a draft prepared by WG-105 SG-61 “SORA” for Open Consultation. Draft ED-280 “Guidelines for UAS safety analysis for the
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Japan Post tests BVLOS parcel delivery with view to full operations by 2025
Japan’s UAS Industrial Development Association (JUIDA) reports completion of two-days of testing by Japan Post to deliver parcels up to 2.5kg by drones to private
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Boeing NeXt joins UK CAA’s Innovation Sandbox programme to test BVLOS operations
Boeing and the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) as part of the CAA’s Innovation Sandbox project. The Innovation
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Ascent Vision reports delivery of mobile counter UAS systems to US military
Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) reports delivery of several units of its eXpeditionary Mobile Air Defense Integrated System (X-MADIS) to a non-disclosed US DoD customer. The
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New open-source platform from Altitude Angel supports UTM-connected operations
UK U-space platform provider Altitude Angel has released a new open-source hardware and software platform called Scout. According to Altitude Angel, Scout enables drone manufacturers,
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US military updates CUxS application process in response to “overwhelming” interest
The US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has updated the Request for Information (RFI) issued last month for white papers from industry regarding its Counter Unmanned
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UK government confirms funding for Drones Pathfinder Programme in 2020-21
The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed that funding for the Drones Pathfinder Programme will be extended to cover the 2020-21 period. The programme
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Poland secures EU11.3 million funding to progress drone operations
A consortium led by Polish air navigation services agency PANSA has secured EU funding of EUR11.3 million (PLN PLN 51,391,979) to support digitisation of drone
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Research team apply ‘mosquito night navigation’ technique to obstacle avoidance
An article published by New Atlas reports an international team of scientists, led by Professor Richard Bomphrey at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) in London
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