According to a new study published by Polaris Market Research the commercial UAV market is anticipated to reach over USD 15,624.7 million by 2026. In 2017, the
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Europe’s GNSS Agency launches Galileo satellite navigation app competition
The European GNSS Agency has launched MyGalileoDrone competition, targeting the design and development of drone-based apps and services using a Galileo enabled receiver for positioning
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New safety regulators’ agreement moves China and EU closer together on UTM and UAM
The EU-China Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA), which went into force in the first week of September will bring European and Chinese safety regulators closer
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UK military air base protection C-UAS programme “achieves initial operating capability”
The UK’s Royal Air Force’s SYNERGIA counter-drone research and development programme has reached a significant milestone with the ORCUS counter-drone capability achieving initial operating capability
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Department 13 International and Nightingale Security bring Blackbird C-UAS drone to Australia
C-UAS company Department 13 International and drone manufacturer Nightingale Security have partnered to introduce the Blackbird aerial robotic security (RAS) system to Australia. According to
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General Dynamics and Dedrone announce “strategic counter-drone partnership”
General Dynamics Missions Systems and Dedrone have announced a strategic counter-drone partnership, providing General Dynamics’ global network with access to Dedrone’s complete drone detection and
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NATO develops “in-house” counter-UAS technology for dissemination across member nations
The NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency has built an experimental prototype system to detect, identify and localize small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUASs) using low-cost
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DJI announces new mission management software for enterprise drone operations
Drone manufacturer DJI has announced a suite of new sensor systems and data integration packages, including mission management systems, for its professional drone platforms at
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US Transportation Secretary announces USD7.5 million for UAS airspace integration research
On August 21 US Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced that the Federal Aviation Administration was awarding USD7.5 million in research, education, and training grants to
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FAA issues industry call for airport protection counter-UAS trials
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) to identify eligible manufacturers, vendors, and integrators (“offeror(s)”) of UAS detection and/or mitigation
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