A Wing delivery drone crashed into powerlines in Brisbane, Australia, yesterday cutting of power supplies to over 2,000 people, according to news reports. Electricity infrastructure
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Electra stratospheric airborne climate observatory drone makes first flight
Electra.aero, Inc has announced that it has completed the first flight of a solar-battery hybrid electric research aircraft. This 90-foot wingspan unmanned aircraft system (UAS)
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Naviair launches 4G/5G UTM Flight Tracker smartphone app for operational trials
Naviair has announced the launch of its UTM Flight Tracker app as the next stage of integrated drones with crewed flights. According to a social
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Batelle seeks industry suppliers to develop 5G Network Device licensed security services
Idaho National Laboratory (INL), managed and operated by Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (BEA), is offering the opportunity to enter into a license and/or collaborative research
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UAS remote crew training: EU harmonisation is an urgent necessity
By Peter van Blyenburgh The Current Situation Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) embody the technological progress made in several key technology areas (i.a. IT, electronics, telecommunications,
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Volocopter, Pipistrel and M3 Systems “complete initial U-space deconfliction trials at Pointoise”
M3 Systems, air traffic management (ATM) and unmanned aerial systems UAS) operator, light and electric aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel and eVTOL company Volocopter report they have
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US Senate subcommittee to discuss drones and eVTOLs in the National Airspace System
According to the US government’s Senate subcommittee on commerce, science and transportation US Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz), Chair of the Subcommittee, will convene a hearing
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“Civil drone market worth USD30.6 billion in 2022” – Drone Industry Insights
In 2022, the global drone market will be worth an estimated USD30.6 billion, according to the latest Drone Market Analysis 2022-2030 from Drone Industry Insights
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“We plan to integrate into existing forms of multimodal transportation”– Archer’s Adam Goldstein
In the first in a new set of eVTOL manufacturer interviews, Philip Butterworth-Hayes speaks with Archer’s CEO and founder, Adam Goldstein What will be the
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FCC outlines proposals to minimise future space junk collisions
The US Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has put forward new rules that would require satellite operators in low-Earth orbit to dispose of
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