Volocopter has announced the successful completion of a series of air taxi test flights in Saudi Arabia’s NEOM. “This marks the first time an eVTOL
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
US Army’s C-UAS and air defence capabilities and challenges to be studied in depth
The recently-published H.R. 2670 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 from the US House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
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Paris 2023: Major global aerospace research bodies warn UAM industry “lacks understanding of UTM”
“There is a lack of understanding and commonality around expected use of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UASs) Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) for initial operations
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FAA could fast-track new BVLOS approval procedures if draft FAA Reauthorization Act is approved
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes US drone industry representatives have hailed the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for passing the “Securing Growth and Robust
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“Cheap resin adhesive can protect drones/missiles from laser air defences” – South China Morning Post
Scientists in China who have been experimenting with materials to protect drones and missiles from laser attacks say they have discovered a surprising potential solution
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USMC seeks industry comments to its latest MADIS draft RFI
Later this year the US Marine Corps plans to issue a tender to industry to supply counter-UAS capabilities as part of its Marine Air Defense
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Romania’s CIVITAS to supply government with C-UAS border protection units
Romania’s CIVITAS Systems – a company specialising in border control and other critical infrastructure security systems – has won a RON 39.4 million (USD8.5 million)
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Belgium’s defence ministry seeks three static and one semi-mobile C-UAS system
Belgium’s Direction Générale Material Resources – Division Marchés Publics – Section Land Systems – Sous-section Programmes on June 6 issued a tender via the https://ted.europa.eu/portal
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“UK drone industry – falling behind but with overwhelming public support” – new report
GSMA Intelligence has today launched a new report revealing that the UK is falling behind other global players in the race for drone innovation. The
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Aloft launches UTM/LAANC planning service integrated with drone operational management platforms
Aloft Technologies has announced a new set of developer tools designed to allow third parties to seamlessly interface with the Aloft platform for everything from
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