UK defence and aerospace contractor QinetiQ reports it has delivered the world’s first successful demonstration of an airborne un-crewed platform being controlled via a laser
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Drone sighting causes flight delays, cancellations at Reagen Washington National Airport
Reuters reports that Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) halted flights into and out of Reagan Washington National Airport for about 13 minutes on 21 July after
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“USMC progresses integration of Iron Dome into medium-range air defence system”
Israel’s RAFAEL reports that the US Marine Corps (USMC) has progressed the integration of RAFAEL’s Iron Dome ground launcher and Tamir interceptor missile into Marine
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Farnborough 2022: Estonia, Airbus Helicopters and International SOS developing emergency medical system
Estonia, Airbus Helicopters and International SOS report they have signed a cooperation agreement for developing and implementing the LifeSaver Estonia program, a national innovation and
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Farnborough 2022: Microsoft launches AirSim to accelerate autonomous flight
Microsoft officially launch Project AirSim this week at the Farnborough International Air Show where it is available in limited preview for interested customers. The company
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UK government says drones could add UKP45 billion to UK economy by 2030
The UK government has published its vision for a UK drone sector which could generate up to UKP45 billion to the UK economy by 2030.
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Drone use among German first responders “widespread but operationally limited” – new report
Many German emergency services have less than USD5,000 per year to spend on drone operations and the full potential of drones is often not yet
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ANSI standards gap analysis highlights critical missing links in UAS standards development
Uncrewed air system (UAS) system safety, alignment in standards between aviation and cellular communities, UAS navigational systems, protection from Global Navigation Satellite Signals (GNSS) interference
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Farnborough 2022: New UK advanced aerial mobility consortium announced
Vertical Aerospace, Virgin Atlantic, Atkins, Skyports and NATS, along with Connected Places Catapult and leading academic institutions Cranfield University and WMG, University of Warwick, today
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European Parliament launches tender for UAS airspace integration study
The European Parliament’s Research4Committees agency has launched a tender (Tender IP/B/TRAN/IC/2022-070) for the delivery of a study on “Unmanned Aircraft Systems’ integration into European airspace,
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