The Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) of the US Federal Aviation Administration has given its broad support to the FAA UTM Conops V2 document, but has
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
European Union to provide EUR21 million for military RPAS detect and avoid research
The European Commission has announced it will fund up to EUR21.1 million of the EUR27.4 total required for the EUDAAS (European Detect and Avoid (DAA)
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FAA invites new members to join its Drone Advisory Committee
The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a notice to solicit nominations for membership on the Drone Advisory Committee (DAC). Nominations must be received no
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Germany plans national drone detection trials at selected airports later this year
By Jenny Beechener Germany’s national Drone Detection System (DDS) programme to develop an integrated drone detection system at the country’s largest airports expects first prototype
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Honeywell announces formation of new UAM business unit
Honeywell reports it has formed a new business unit dedicated to the growing Unmanned Aerial Systems and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) industries. The Unmanned Aerial
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Progress on UTM and U-space regulations under the spotlight in high level GUTMA regulatory webinar
Authorising beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flights, standards, tracking and coordination of UAS traffic management (UTM) and air traffic management (ATM) operations and progress
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EASA announces type certification of first fully-electric aircraft
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has announced the certification of an electric airplane, the Pipistrel Velis Electro, the first type certification world-wide of
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Altitude Angel, Inmarsat link to provide “pop-up” global UTM system to support BVLOS flights
UTM (unmanned traffic management) technology provider Altitude Angel and Inmarsat, a leader in global mobile satellite communications, have today announced a collaboration to develop and
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UTM company ANRA announces its move into the drone delivery market
ANRA Technologies, a UTM company based in Washington DC, has announced that a little over a year after India announced plans to allow experimental long-range
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South Korea partners with Hyundai to commercialise aerial mobility by 2025
South Korea aims to domestically commercialise the aerial mobility market by 2025, reports the Korea Herald, to address the severe traffic congestion issues in urban areas
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