FN Herstal has announced that its deFNder® Family of Remote Weapon Stations was recently tested for countering Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) during the NATO Non-Lethal
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
“New ARC report enables routine BVLOS operations to unlock fresh high-value opportunities”
By John Vernon, DroneUp CTO The BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) Aviation Rulemaking Committee’s (ARC) final report that the FAA published in early March
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ADW 2022: U-space implementation “hampered by a lack of standards and clarity around compliance details”
The implementation of U-space in Europe is being hampered by a lack of standards and clarity around appropriate means of compliance of the U-space regulation,
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ADW 2020: Pan-European Urban Air Mobility Projects & Initiatives Community launched
European-Union funded urban air mobility (UAM) research programmes and supporting partners have formed a new alliance to support the European Commission by bringing together local,
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems “completes DAA flight tests for FAA”
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems reports it has recently completed a series of test flights for the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to demonstrate mature detect
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ADW 2022: Switzerland’s FOCA has 40 USSP candidates but calls for automated certification process
Switzerland’s FOCA has received 40 expressions of interest from U-space service providers (USSPs) to provide U-space traffic management services in Switzerland (https://www.unmannedairspace.info/uncategorized/swiss-aviation-authority-invites-expressions-of-interest-for-provision-of-u-space-services-in-switzerland/) “This signals the
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ADW 2022: First SESAR 3 JU call to set aside EUR 95 million to support U-space and stimulate market uptake
The SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking will announce details on April 7 of plans of up to EUR 60 million funding for UAS related Digital European
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ESA study “shows industry stakeholders see UAM as helicopter replacement service” -Egis
According to a social media post from Egis, a new European Space Agency (ESA) study called ‘SUPER’ (Supporting UAM Planning with EO Resources) is looking
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ADW 2022: EASA and industry outline work to be done to fly UAM services by 2024
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will publish its urban air mobility (UAM) draft regulations for UAS and eVTOL aircraft certification in 2023, according
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ACI Europe publishes UAM position paper – highlighting security, baggage, C-UAS and airport vertiport operations
European airport trade association ACI Europe has published a position paper on urban air mobility (UAM), highlighting its view on regulations and operations. Here are
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