WhiteFox Defense Technologies Inc reports it has delivered a DroneFoxTM Counter UAS (CUAS) system to a major US city’s police department. DroneFox is an omnidirectional
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Pakistan: PM Imran Khan approves establishment of Civil Drone Authority
By Chris Stonor Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved the establishment of the Civil Drone Authority for his country to put in place an
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US Air Force “is testing dune buggy-mounted C-UAS high energy lasers”
Defence News reports that the US Air Force is testing whether lasers mounted on the backs of dune buggies could be the counter-drone weapon the
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US Naval Air Warfare Center to acquire Guardian ground-based UAS detect and avoid systems
The US Naval Air Warfare Center – Aircraft Division (NAWCD) at Patuxent River, MD has announced its intention to issue a contract for Guardian Ground
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Israel starts research into long-range counter-UAS drone-based lasers
By Arie Egozi The Israeli Ministry of Defence has launched a research programme to develop long-range ground-based and airborne lasers to shoot down drones. The
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Complete Air Traffic System Global Council (CATS) UTM/ATM industry leadership body launches
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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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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