High Lander Aviation has announced the launch of Vega HighSite, a localized airspace management suite for commercial and governmental facilities and territories. “Vega HighSite is
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Embention advances autonomous flight with POA drone/eVTOL autopilot certification
Embention, a developer of autopilot systems and safety-critical avionics for autonomous aerial vehicles—both unmanned (UAS) and manned (eVTOLs)—has been officially approved by the Spanish Aviation
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eVertiSKY launches urban air mobility map to integrate all stakeholders in UAM ecosystem building
eVertiSKY has announced the launch of the UAM Colony 2030 App, a dynamic, AI-powered platform built to help cities, operators, infrastructure partners, CPG and TDL
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DroneSense, MatrixSpace partner to accelerate drone BVLOS missions for first responders
DroneSense and MatrixSpace have partnered to accelerate the safe expansion of beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations for Drone as First Responder (DFR)
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Metis wins contract to supply NATO country with Skyperion C-UAS systems
Metis has won a contract to supply a number of Skyperion drone detection systems to a NATO customer to provide the drone detect function as
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There are now 92 US cities and airports planning for eVTOL commercial operations
The “Unleashing American Drone Dominance” presidential executive order of June 6 has accelerated the momentum towards advanced air mobility (AAM) commercial operations in the USA.
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USD2 billion plus for counter-UAS in President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” was signed into law on July 4, 2025. According to analysts Holland & Knight: “The defense
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LYNEports, Eyrie Aero, ELSA link to provide site selection, renewable energy vertiport services
LYNEports, the AI-powered airside planning software provider, today announced a collaboration with Eyrie Aero, a pioneer in electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) technology, and
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Europe’s U-space logjam: the dangers of, and remedies to, slow progress
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The slow rate of U-space adoption in Europe is starting to take its toll on the European drone and wider advanced air
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GDIT wins USD 580 million contract to protect US Army from drones and other threats
General Dynamics Information Technology reports it has been awarded a USD580 million Integrated Base Defense Sustainment Support task to continue enhancing the security and readiness
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