The consortium developing an urban air mobility eco system for Paris has announced the industrial partners who will start testing systems and platforms in June
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Astra UTM to implement initial UTM services for Fintraffic Air Navigation Services
Dubai-based UTM company Astra UTM has announced that it has signed an agreement with Fintraffic Air Navigation Services to implement the initial UTM-centric services in
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Eszter Kovács announces she is stepping down from GUTMA Acting Secretary General role
Eszter Kovács has announced on social media that she has decided to step down from her role as Acting Secretary General for GUTMA. According to a
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ICAO drafting new update of “Manual on Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems” document
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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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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