The first meeting of the Complete Air Traffic System (CATS) Global Council, a forum which brings together air navigation service providers (ANSPs), UTM service providers,
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Aeronautical data for UTM: ICAO prepares guidance material but questions remain over pricing
“Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) operations require aeronautical data and information. The problem is, there is a lack of ICAO guidance on how the data should
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Nova, OneSky complete first UTM trials in Singapore
Nova Systems, a multinational engineering services and technology solutions firm, and OneSky, a global UTM company developing airspace assessment, operations, and traffic management solutions, have
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US DoD seeks industry suppliers to build high-level data-fusion C-UAS capability
The US Navy has issued a Request for Solutions (RFS) to “seek innovative solutions for a prototype open systems architecture that defines the requirements and
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Israel “to trial autonomous urban airspace management system with 20 drones”
On 17 and 18 March, what-is-understood-to-be the world’s largest demonstration of drones flying in a managed airspace is due to take place in Israel. The
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Meteomatics to test automated network of meteo drones to track local weather phenomena
In the coming months, Swiss-based weather data specialist Meteomatics will test the orchestration of an automated network of ‘hyperlocal’ drone-based weather-stations in Eastern Switzerland, which can
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US Joint C-sUAS Office seeks whitepapers on low-collateral ground-based C-UAS concepts
The US Joint C-sUAS Office (JCO) is seeking information regarding the current capabilities of industry for ground based C-sUAS for low collateral effects. This is
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NASA extends deadline for AAM national campaign platform, infrastructure and simulator industry partners
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has extended the proposal date of ARMD Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign by three weeks to April 2,
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DroneShield launches “lighter, more versatile Drone Cannon MkII”
DroneShield Ltd reports it has launched the DroneCannon MKIITM fixed site UAS/drone disruption device. According to the company the DroneCannon MKIITM is substantially lighter and
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“Who should manage urban airspace?” – CIVATAglobal webinar
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes* It seems somehow strange that in most of the world the only responsibility that local authorities have for managing drone and urban
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