By Peter van Blyenburgh ‘‘U-SPACE INSIGHT’’, an international survey on U-space is now online. It is being conducted in the framework of the AW-Drones Project,
Read more
Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
European Commission “to officially adopt U-space regulatory package on 12 April”
The European Commission will officially adopt the U-space package – three regulations that together create the conditions necessary for both drones and manned aircraft to
Read more
Australia’s CASA publishes draft guidance on BVLOS drone operations
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has published draft guidance to help remotely piloted aircraft operator’s certificate (ReOC) holders wanting to conduct remotely piloted aircraft
Read more
XTEND announces delivery of “dozens of SKYLORD GRIFFON C-UAS units to US Army Special Operations Command
XTEND has announced it has delivered dozens of SKYLORD GRIFFON systems, for operational usage to the United States Army Special Operations Command. According to the
Read more
U-space regulation in Europe: approved rules and the next steps
Philippe Carous of Erkelens Law in Brussels provides a summary of the recent U-space regulatory package and looks at the likely next steps of further
Read more
UK transport department offers UK SMEs UKP30,000 grants for drone airspace integration research
The UK’s Department for Transport’s (DfT) Drone-Technology Research and Innovation Grants (D-TRIG) Programme will award grants of UKP30,000 to enable up to six small and
Read more
Russia’s Federal Nuclear Center “develops missile-based net capture C-UAS system”
Russia Beyond reports that the Russian Federal Nuclear Center has developed a counter-drone net capture system which will be presented to the public in mid
Read more
Mekestan Defence “completes supply of Retinar C-UAS units to Turkey’s armed forces under 2019 contract”
Turkish Defence News reports that Meteksan Defence has delivered the Retinar FAR-AD Drone Detection Radars ordered by the Republic Of Turkey Presidency of Defence Industries
Read more
US DoT Office of Inspector General “to audit FAA progress on implementing UTM”
Ranking Members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and its Subcommittee on Aviation has that US Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General
Read more
Air Space Drone launches enhanced FlyBy UTM/operator flight management tool
On April 6, UTM company Air Space Drone (ASD), based in Gardanne, France, will launch its FlyBy platform, an intelligent tool to help prepare and
Read more