By Chris Stonor Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved the establishment of the Civil Drone Authority for his country to put in place an
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US Air Force “is testing dune buggy-mounted C-UAS high energy lasers”
Defence News reports that the US Air Force is testing whether lasers mounted on the backs of dune buggies could be the counter-drone weapon the
Read moreUS Naval Air Warfare Center to acquire Guardian ground-based UAS detect and avoid systems
The US Naval Air Warfare Center – Aircraft Division (NAWCD) at Patuxent River, MD has announced its intention to issue a contract for Guardian Ground
Read moreIsrael starts research into long-range counter-UAS drone-based lasers
By Arie Egozi The Israeli Ministry of Defence has launched a research programme to develop long-range ground-based and airborne lasers to shoot down drones. The
Read moreComplete Air Traffic System Global Council (CATS) UTM/ATM industry leadership body launches
The first meeting of the Complete Air Traffic System (CATS) Global Council, a forum which brings together air navigation service providers (ANSPs), UTM service providers,
Read moreAeronautical data for UTM: ICAO prepares guidance material but questions remain over pricing
“Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) operations require aeronautical data and information. The problem is, there is a lack of ICAO guidance on how the data should
Read moreNova, OneSky complete first UTM trials in Singapore
Nova Systems, a multinational engineering services and technology solutions firm, and OneSky, a global UTM company developing airspace assessment, operations, and traffic management solutions, have
Read moreUS DoD seeks industry suppliers to build high-level data-fusion C-UAS capability
The US Navy has issued a Request for Solutions (RFS) to “seek innovative solutions for a prototype open systems architecture that defines the requirements and
Read moreIsrael “to trial autonomous urban airspace management system with 20 drones”
On 17 and 18 March, what-is-understood-to-be the world’s largest demonstration of drones flying in a managed airspace is due to take place in Israel. The
Read moreMeteomatics to test automated network of meteo drones to track local weather phenomena
In the coming months, Swiss-based weather data specialist Meteomatics will test the orchestration of an automated network of ‘hyperlocal’ drone-based weather-stations in Eastern Switzerland, which can
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