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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes

Europe’s drone trade associations seek amendments to EASA’s “U-space light” proposal

September 4, 2026 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Emerging regulations, UAS traffic management news

Europe’s three drone trade associations –  Alliance for New Mobility Europe, Drone Alliance Europe and  Joint European Drone Associations (JEDA) – and the Global UTM

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European researchers publish conclusions on developing new ATM procedures for vertiports

September 4, 2026 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Emerging regulations, UAS traffic management news, Urban air mobility

The EUREKA SESAR3 Fast Track project whitepaper Innovative Air Mobility Challenges the Air Traffic Management Paradigm – A European Approach to Safe and Efficient Operation

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Lithuania “fast-tracks C-UAS interceptor and passive radar purchases”

September 3, 2026 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

The Adria Defence news network reports that Lithuania will fast-track interceptor drones and short-range and passive radars as Vilnius builds a lower-cost defence layer against

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Shengying Technology introduces H-07 high-speed AI-enabled interceptor drone

September 3, 2026 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

Shengying Technology has introduced the H-07 high-speed AI-enabled interceptor drone, a new-generation counter-UAS (C-UAS) platform designed to redefine short-range, terminal-stage aerial interception. “The H-07 integrates

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Strategic deconfliction is not tactical separation – the safety gap in BVLOS operations

September 3, 2026 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary, UAS traffic management news, UTM and C-UAS market analysis

Why a properly authorised and digitally coordinated flight may still be exposed to an aircraft that never appears on the operator’s screen writes Manuel Ignacio

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Global spending on C-UAS systems reaches more than USD53 billion in the first eight months of 2026  

September 2, 2026 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies, UTM and C-UAS market analysis

Spending on counter-UAS systems (C-UAS) by governments around the world between January and September 2026 has reached over USD53 billion in publicly announced contracts, with

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Airservices Australia proposes to charge UAS service suppliers AUD10,000 annual fee for FIMS connection

August 31, 2026 Philip Butterworth-Hayes UAS traffic management news

Airservices Australia in a Linkedin post has requested feedback on a proposed pricing model for access to the air navigation service provider’s Flight Information Management

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What US commercial BVLOS multispectral missions reveal about drone scalability

August 27, 2026 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary, UAS traffic management news

By Patrick Maple Beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations have shifted from waiver-dependent exception to a defined regulatory pathway faster than most of

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Finland’s Patria and Ukraine’s General Cherry, C-UAS interceptor developer, sign cooperation agreement

August 23, 2026 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

Finland’s Patria and Ukrainian drone manufacturer Center of Unmanned Technologies LLC have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) on 23 August, 2026. As part of

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OWL launches GA730LR radar for C-UAS, UTM and BVLOS applications

August 23, 2026 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies, UAS traffic management news

Observation Without Limits (OWL), a US-based manufacturer of 2D and 3D radars for ground and low-altitude airspace surveillance applications, has announced the launch of its

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September 4, 2026

Europe’s drone trade associations seek amendments to EASA’s “U-space light” proposal

September 4, 2026

European researchers publish conclusions on developing new ATM procedures for vertiports

September 4, 2026

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28 Oct

A report not getting enough attention.
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28 Oct

Un updated overview of low-altitude traffic programmes in China – province by province https://www.unmannedairspace.info/uncategorized/un-updated-overview-of-low-altitude-traffic-programmes-in-china-province-by-province/

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27 Oct

Will new US state policies on AAM strangle or accelerate the USA’s eVTOL industry? https://www.urbanairmobilitynews.com/emerging-regulations/will-new-us-state-policies-on-aam-strangle-or-accelerate-the-usas-evtol-industry/

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27 Oct

Supporting Drone Strategy 2.0: SESAR U-space research reaches end of the beginning https://www.unmannedairspace.info/uncategorized/supporting-drone-strategy-2-0-sesar-u-space-research-reaches-end-of-the-beginning/

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25 Oct

Florida DOT publishes its AAM network development plan https://www.urbanairmobilitynews.com/new-city-projects/florida-dot-publishes-its-aam-network-development-plan/

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Norway opens U-space sandbox trials next month – “full commercial operations in 2026” https://www.unmannedairspace.info/uncategorized/norway-opens-u-space-sandbox-trials-next-month-full-commercial-operations-in-2026/

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