India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation has published an important high-level UTM roadmap in which stakeholder roles are defined and the next steps for UTM implementation
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Commercial drones “could cut CO2 emissions for freight deliveries by half” – Cranfield University
As part of the report, ‘UAVs: Unlocking positive transformation in the world’, Cranfield University has used its own modelling and primary data resources to compare the
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WATMC 2021: CATS Global Council launches its vision of airspace management in 2045
The Complete Air Traffic System (CATS) Global Council, a forum of industry bodies, believes that a shared blueprint and joint action are vital to make
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WATMC 2021: the challenges facing DFS in building a network of airport C-UAS systems
Germany’s air navigation service provider (ANSP) DFS has reached a number of conclusions around the effectiveness of counter-UAS (C-UAS) technologies to defend major airports from
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WATMC 2021: ENAIRE to start UTM flight trials in February 2022
Spanish air navigation service provider ENAIRE will start the first flight campaign of its national UTM/U-space system in February 2022, with a separate common information
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WATMC 2021: Frequentis, Unmanned Experts join NASA AAM project
Frequentis, a global control centre communication provider, and Unmanned Experts, an autonomous robotics specialist, are joining the NASA Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) project. The mission
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Which elements of the drone ecosystem fall within FAA type certification?
Andrew Carter, Co-founder & CTO of ResilienX This is an edited version of the article “FAA Memo Specifies “Associated Elements for UAS Operations” republished
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ANRA to trial drone deliveries in multi-operator UTM scenarios in Japan
ANRA Technologies has announced its engagement in live drone flights over Japan, showcasing its airspace management and drone delivery software platforms as part of a
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Drone swarm control and airspace integration moves a step closer after Primoco UAV flight tests in Czech Republic
Primoco UAV SE, a Czech company that manufactures the One 150 UAV, reports it has successfully flight tested the simultaneous control of multiple unmanned aircraft
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RF2, Skylink UAS and Astra UTM link to provide airspace monitoring tool at Australian airports
The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has given the go-ahead to a consortium of R2F (Ready to Fly), SkyLink UAS and Astra UTM to
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