The ICAO Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Panel (RPASP) has created a draft update of ICAO Document 10019, Manual on Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS). The
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Israel to test compatibility of commercial drone delivery operations within an existing UTM/ATM system
Between March 21 and April 1 2021, the Israeli Ministry of Transport will conduct trials of drone delivery companies to understand how these might work
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“AirXOS to stop operations in February” – sUAS News
sUAS News reports that GE’s UTM company AirXOS has announced it will cease operations from the start of February. According to a statement from Mark
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Drone Dome C-UAS upgraded to defend against drone swarms
By Arie Egozi Rafael’s Drone Dome counter-UAS (C-UAS) system has been upgraded to intercept drone swarms, an increasingly important threat following the recent armed drone
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Huawei patents AI-based drone control system in China
Huawei Central reports that the company has been given a patent in China for a drone control system based on artificial intelligence. According to the
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NASA seeks drone cargo partners to help research NAS integration
NASA’s ATM-X Project provides research findings to enable the development of requirements, procedures, and technologies to enable the integration of new vehicles – Pathfinding for
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Japanese researchers report 95% success rate in Bluetooth 5.0 remote drone ID comms trials
Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (NEDO) government agency reports it has recorded a 95% success rate in evaluating Bluetooth 5.0 for remote
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Israel developing new drone communication technologies following GPS signal disruptions
By Arie Egoz Following a series of GPS disruptions, Israeli companies supported by government organisations are focusing on a major new effort to develop new
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Thales, Telstra and Geelong City develop low altitude airspace management system
With support from the City of Greater Geelong, Thales and Telstra have jointly developed a Low Altitude Airspace Management (LAAM) system, “a technology that dynamically
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ICAO publishes “model UAS regulatory framework” to assist global harmonisation
In December 2020, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) issued new model regulations to help countries establish and refine their national guidelines for domestic Unmanned Aircraft Systems
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