The US House of Representatives has passed the Advanced Aviation Infrastructure Modernization (AAIM) Act which will, when it becomes law provide USD 25 million in grants for
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
“Switzerland is the world’s most advanced UTM State” – new country-ranking guide from Unmanned Airspace
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes Which countries will lead the race to deploy a UTM/U-space network which will allow the drone industry to scale up to become
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“CILAS C-UAS HELMA-P laser planned for deployment at 2024 Olympic Games
According to a YouTube video from France’s Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) and a Linkedin post from C-UAS expert Tiago M. Lança, the DGA has
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Eurosatory 2022: Leonardo launches Tactical Multi Mission Radar C-UAS
Leonardo has launched its Tactical Multi Mission Radar C-band AESA radar, designed to detect, classify and track small and high manoeuvring targets. According to the company: “TMMR
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Canada’s RTM/UTM system one year on: “70% of drone flight requests automatically approved”
About 70% of drone flight requests are now automatically approved by NAV CANADA’s ‘NAV Drone’ application, part of its national RPAS Traffic Management (RTM) platform
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China “to accelerate low altitude economy of long distance cargo drones and urban eVTOLs”
The Sohu News Service reports that the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has published its “14th Five-Year Plan for General Aviation Development” which contains
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Next wave of GOF.2 drone flights under way to test urban U-space operations
The next wave of drone flights within the GOF 2.0 Integrated Urban Airspace very large demonstration (VLD) started in Helsinki, Finland, on 14 June and
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Eurosatory 2022: IAI launches GREEN LOTUS integrated, automated air defence, C-UAS and C-RAM system
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has launched its latest tactical multi-mission, multi-sensor system: the GREEN LOTUS (ELI-2139). “Designed to provide high performance Counter-Rocket, Artillery & Mortar
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Eurosatory 2022: Hornet adds C-UAS capability to its RCWS, integrated with Milrem UGV
According to a social media post, Hornet launched yesterday its Hornet Air Guard solution to offer anti-drone detection & neutralization capabilities to the HORNET remote controlled weapon station
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UK Cranfield researchers publish new report on blockchain, AI-based UTM/ATM concept
New blockchain-style information sharing will make a seamlessly integrated ecosystem of crewed and uncrewed aircraft in the UK’s skies a reality, say Cranfield researchers. A
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