By Jenny Beechener Connectivity between drones and service providers presents difficulties according to Bobby Healy, CEO and founder of Manna drone delivery company. “The problem
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Drone attacks threaten Baghdad airport – Saudi prepares for more drone incursions
Baghdad airport was targeted by weaponized drones on June 14, for the second time in a week, reports NOTAM monitoring organisation the OpsGroup. “The FAA
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Israel “successfully trials airborne C-UAS laser defence system”
By Arie Egozi The Directorate of Defense R&D in the Ministry of Defense (MoD), together with Elbit Systems and the Israeli Air Force (IAF), has
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A looming threat – urban UTM may not be ready for eVTOL commercial operations
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes Billions of dollars have been spent by special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and governments to develop a first generation of passenger-carrying eVTOL
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AirMarket and partners “evaluate ASTM standards for remote ID of pipeline inspection drones”
Canadian UTM company AirMarket reports that, along with Canadian regulators, it is evaluating technology, the ASTM standard and operational concepts for Remote Identification (Remote ID)
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ERA “demonstrates passive mini-UAV detection at more than 100km”
ERA reports the ability of its passive ESM tracker (PET) VERA-NG to detect and track unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) broadcasting continuous wave (CW) signals has
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SESAR programme AURA “will integrate ATM/UTM procedures for UAM operations”
Indra has published new information about the SESAR JU ATM/U-space project, AURA, which will tackle one of the main hurdles that prevent drones from taking
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“U-space deployment builds on successful partnership between research and industry”
In 2017 the SESAR Joint Undertaking drafted the U-space blueprint, a vision of how to make U-space operationally possible. The blueprint proposes the implementation of
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“FAA to form new BVLOS aviation rulemaking committee” – administrator Steve Dickson
“I’m pleased to announce that the FAA is forming a new Aviation Rulemaking Committee, or ARC, to help the agency develop a regulatory path for
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ISO “takes next step to develop UTM service provider and vertiport global standards”
ISO Technical Committee 20/SC16 has decided to develop draft international standards (DIS) for UAS traffic management service suppliers (USSs) (ISO 23629-12) and vertiport operations (5015-2),
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