While operating in international airspace in the central Persian Gulf, an F/A-18E Super Hornet with Strike Fighter Squadron 147, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Dubai announces UAS event, plans UAV air taxi safety regulations
The Dubai Police and Dubai Civil Aviation Authority have announced they are hosting the first-ever UAS FORUM from 16 – 17 October 2017 to highlight
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AirMap platform to be deployed throughout Kansas
Airmap has announced that it partnering with the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) to deploy the AirMap platform across the state. In Kansas, drones will
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US defence forces given new guidance to shoot down trespassing drones
The increased use of commercial and privately owned small unmanned aircraft systems has raised Defense Department (DoD) concerns for the safety and security of its
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TBS launches drone FLARM traffic awareness and collision avoidance technology
Hong Kong-based company TBS has announced a drone version of its FLARM traffic awareness and collision avoidance technology. The UAV version is the “first broadly
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China aerospace academy “working on MALE UTM app”
Press reports say engineers at the Beijing-based China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics (CAAA) are developing a new app-based UAV management system for medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE)
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DARPA “chooses three partners for MFP counter-small UAS programme
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded contracts to three industry teams to develop methods to counter small unmanned aircraft systems, as part of
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Dedrone links with technology Integrator, World Wide Technology
Dedrone, a creator of software to detect drones and protect high-value airspace from drone threats, has announced a new alliance with global technology integrator, World
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EDA calls for industry and operator views on RPAS integration
The EDA has opened a call for papers from defence industry, academia and research institutes on the topic of Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS). The
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Singapore “starts installation of Gamekeeper radar”
Todayonline reports that the Republic of Singapore has acquired an Aveillant Gamekeeper radar to track small consumer drones within a radius of 5km. The Gamekeeper radar, a
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