As drone technology becomes better in quality and lower in price, there is an inevitable increase in curiosity in drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
New integrated ATM/U-space services and capabilities will meet the airspace integration challenges of Urban Air Mobility
Giancarlo Ferrara, R&D Work Programme Coordinator at EUROCONTROL’s Drone/U-space Unit reports on how this SESAR research programme will support drone and passenger air taxi vehicles
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FAA launches programme of community, industry engagement on UTM research progress
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a new information collection of data and report submissions
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UK CAA asks for shareholder views on drones and eVTOLs
By Chris Stonor This week, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has begun the process of seeking views from members of the public as part of a
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US Department of Homeland Security awards Echodyne USD20 million border surveillance contract
Echodyne, the counter-UAS radar platform company, announced today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Innovation Team has awarded
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General Atomics and Boeing given US Army contract to develop 300kW laser
A General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) and Boeing team has been awarded a U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) contract to develop
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Embry-Riddle research aims to extend BVLOS operations through new redundant flight control system
Research currently being conducted at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s College of Aviation could play a major role in expanding restrictions on small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS), or drones,
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German researchers announce “successful trial of air taxi flight integration procedures within current airspace designs”
As part of the SkyCab II research project, Droniq GmbH and DFS Aviation Services (DAS), together with SkyCab partner Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL) and Germandrones, have
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Dedrone “adds three new US federal agency customers in 2021”
Dedrone has announced its ninth US federal customer, with three new federal agencies joining in September 2021. In September 2020, Dedrone announced a strategic partnership
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WATMC 2021: GUTMA shows timeline of global UTM regulatory implementation
A comparison graphic shown at the World ATM Global Congress earlier today by Koen De Vos, Secretary General of the Global UTM Association (GUTMA) shows
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