Czech company Primoco UAV has been granted the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Light UAS Operator Certificate (LUC) in the ‘Specific’ category. According to
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Andy Thurling joins DroneUp to lead the company’s UTM strategy
DroneUp has today announced the appointment of Andy Thurling as the company’s first Vice President of Airspace Innovation. In this role, Mr. Thurling will lead
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Dublin City Council launches drones-in-local-government best practice report
Dublin City Council has today published its report Accelerating the Potential of Drones for Local Government – International best and emerging practice report as part
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Drones “now account for a quarter of all UK aviation accident reports” – AAIB
The UK’s Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) has published its review of 2021 aviation accidents and reports that unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) occurrences accounted for
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Amazon Prime Air asks FCC to authorise 60-64 GHz band collision avoidance system bandwidth operations
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes All of a sudden, Amazon Prime Air drones are back in business. Amazon Prime Air has written to the US Federal Communications
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Poland’s GREy launches workshops for local authorities defining UTM geo-zones and responsibilities
Poland’s GREy UTM company, part of the Droneradar project, in cooperation with Metropolia GZM, has started to conduct workshops with representatives of local authorities in defining UTM
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Poland’s Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów “trials integrated RADA radar and machine gun C-UAS”
Bulgarianmilitary.com and Poland’s Defence24 report that Poland’s Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów has tested its anti-drone system built on the RADA multifunction radar and the Browning-type 12.7mm
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Patria launches novel “string shed” counter UAS system, creating sticky cloud to stop drones
Patria has launched a Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) concept “based on completely new and unique type of effector, which provides its users short-range protection
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Spain publishes U-space National Plan giving key role to defence ministry
Spain’s transport ministry has published its National Action Plan for the Deployment of U-space in Spain, the roadmap for integrating digital drone services in Spanish airspace, identifying key
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General Robotics to launch enhanced robotic, smart, mobile PITBULL C-UAS at Eurosatory
General Robotics is introducing at Eurosatory (Hall 5A D468) the Smart-AI PITBULL, the latest version of the PITBULL Remote Control Weapons Stations (RCWS), with enhanced
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