ISO Technical Committee 20/SC16 has decided to develop draft international standards (DIS) for UAS traffic management service suppliers (USSs) (ISO 23629-12) and vertiport operations (5015-2),
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DARPA “successfully trials low-cost multi-layer, non-kinetic counter-UAS system”
The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) reports that in recent tests at Eglin Air Force Base, DARPA’s Mobile Force Protection (MFP) programme successfully
Read moreNATO to test multiple directed energy weapon anti-drone solutions in October
NATO experts will gather in October this year at the Salto di Quirra military test range in Sardinia, Italy, to test-fire different kinetic and directed
Read moreNUAIR supports trials to show AVSS drone parachute system complies with ASTMI standards
The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance, Inc (NUAIR) recently put the Aerial Vehicle Safety Solutions Inc. (AVSS) drone parachute recovery system through rigorous safety
Read moreFrequentis joins Dronecloud-led UK Project Rise consortium to trial UTM-supported BVLOS flights
Dronecloud, the drone flight management software provider, has selected Frequentis to join a consortium that will collaborate on the development of open standard integrations to
Read moreDynetics unveils mobile counter-weapon system with capability to engage multiple targets simultaneously
Leidos subsidiary Dynetics has unveiled Enduring Shield, a mobile ground-based weapon system designed to acquire, track, engage and defeat unmanned aircraft systems, cruise missiles, and
Read moreItaly completes second phase of D-Flight trials with delivery of BVLOS medical supplies
Leonardo reports completion of the second phase of trials with Italian air navigation service provider ENAC, Telespazio, Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital. The beyond visual line
Read more“Japanese transport ministry plans to implement BVLOS drone flights before 2023” – Drone Life
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in Japan has announced the formation of the “Next Generation Aviation Mobility Planning Office” to handle regulation
Read moreFAA budget request for fiscal year 2022 includes over USD100 million to support UAS development
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) budget request for fiscal year 2022 includes over USD100 million in funding for the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) sector,
Read moreUS UTM company “Kittyhawk” rebrands as “Aloft Technologies Inc”
UTM company Kittyhawk has been renamed to Aloft Technologies, Inc. According to a 2 June 2021 press release: “Today, Aloft is the largest UTM network
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