General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) has been awarded a USD1.219 billion contract to produce, test and deliver Interim Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) systems to the U.S.
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Astra UTM “successfully tests Astra XLINK command and control over 5G”
Astra UTM has successfully demonstrated a new solution called Astra XLINK which enables drone operators to control the flight over the 5G cellular network. XLINK provides real-time
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JARUS to hold virtual plenary session on 26 October
Hao Liu, Acting Chair at the Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems (JARUS) has published a letter on Linkedin inviting interested parties to the first
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Standards agencies on track to deliver C-UAS standards by mid-2021
By Jenny Beechener “In a short period, we’ve made a lot of progress,” said Max Fenkell, chair of the RTCA Special Committee SC-238 established in
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Fedex to launch cargo services based on “fully automated” Cessna C208s
Following a successful FedEx Cessna 208 Caravan test flight with no pilot aboard in late June, FedEx CEO Fred Smith has announced that the company is working
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Airservices Australia issues RFI for an integrated drone surveillance system
Airservices Australia is in the process of gathering information relating to the provision of an Integrated Drone Surveillance System. The company has issued a Request
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“The Port of Rotterdam works on safety in drone operations and welcomes drone business”
Ori Marom is Head of Autonomous Transport, Digital Business Solutions, at the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands Do you have a strategic vision of drone
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Czech Republic “to buy Rafael SPYDER anti aircraft/UAV systems to defend civil/military assets”
Numerous press reports say the Czech Republic has signed a deal with Israel to purchase Israel Rafael Adanced Defence Systems SPYDER air defence system designed
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RelmaTech launches “lightweight, drone-tracking module using cellular and other networks”
UK technology company RelmaTech has launched its Secure Integrated Airspace Management (SIAM) to provide network and broadcast remote identification and tracking capabilities for manned aircraft
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ISO technical committee publishes draft standard for UTM
According to a social media post by EuroUSC Italia, on 24 September Senior Partner Filippo Tomasello has presented the first draft International Standards Organisation (ISO)
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