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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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
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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“Covid-19 slows down UTM implementation worldwide, reduces near-term market” – latest Unmanned Airspace report
The Covid-19 pandemic has slowed down the implementation of UTM programmes around the world, according to the latest edition of “The Market for UAV Traffic
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Why Silicon Valley Agile engineering approaches won’t work for urban air mobility
“Smart City” efforts appear to be significantly behind where they can and should be in ensuring safe urban environments for new air and ground services
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“New FAA remote ID rules should include internet connection” – Wing
New agency Reuters reports that Alphabet Inc’s drone delivery unit Wing has criticized the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) new remote identification of drone rules (https://www.unmannedairspace.info/emerging-regulations/faa-publishes-remote-id-flights-over-people-rules-auvsi-approves/)
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FAA announces further restrictions of drone flights over defence department facilities
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) airspace restrictions over additional national security sensitive locations, effective December 30. According to the FAA: “In
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“US defence department to fund military UTM research at NUAIR” – news report
The Times Telegram news service reports that among the US278 million funding for the US Air Force Research Lab in Rome, New York, is US10
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