Galaxy 1 and Viasat report they have validated the operational and commercial capabilities of the Viasat satcom services platform to support production service delivery. The
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
EASA’s Innovative Air Mobility Forum – seeking clarity but no radical change to U-space adoption
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The European Union Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA) Innovative Air Mobility (IAM) Forum, held on October 27-28, has addressed some of the key
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AlliedTechLabs launched in Latvia to progress 5G/6G research, deployment, including C-UAS
Partners from the FutureG Office within the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (U.S. Department of War), and NestAI, a
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Using 5G networks for drone detection – two major steps forward in one day
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The prospects of military and civil airspace security managers being able to exploit 5G networks for drone detection took a major step
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AT&T and Ericsson “use 5G network for drone detection in Arlington”
AT&T and Ericsson report they have demonstrated drone detection using advanced network sensing over a 5G network, showing how capabilities often associated with future 6G
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Is my C-UAS radar cyber secure? EU-funded FACT research develops remote cyber-security validation
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes An end-of-project demonstration of the Federated Advanced Cyber-Physical Test Range (FACT) project, co-funded by the European Defence Fund (EDF), in Riga, Latvia,
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KDDI and Wing partner to develop drone delivery services in Japan
Japan’s KDDI Corporation, KDDI Smart Drone Corporation and Wing Aviation LLC have announced a strategic partnership for the full-scale introduction of drone delivery services in
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Overcoming the jet-powered Geran challenge will require more than faster C-UAS interceptors
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes Russia’s escalating deployment of high-speed Geran drones is providing Ukrainian defenders and their industrial allies in the west with a strategic challenge.
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Helsing launches autonomous Contra air defence/C-UAS system to mitigate high speed drone swarms
Helsing has unveiled Contra, an AI-controlled autonomous air defence system designed to protect countries from scaled drone and missile attacks. The company also introduced two
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France and Switzerland agree to cooperate on U-space implementation
The French aviation regulator Direction Generale de l’Aviation Civile (DGAC) reports in a Linkedin post that in September this year its signed an agreement with
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