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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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
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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GUTMA elects new board of directors for 2020-2022
Members of the Global UTM Association (GUTMA) have elected the new 2020-2022 board of directors, which includes two co-presidents and representatives from: air navigation service
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Unifly shortlisted in EUSP “Top 50 Start Ups” programme
Belgian-based UTM/U-Space services company Unifly has been named as one of the top 50 start-ups by the European Parliament-backed European Start Up (EUSP) prize committee.
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EUROCAE announces draft standards for UAS e-identification
EUROCAE has announced the availability of “UTM E-Identification” draft standards prepared by EUROCAE WG-105 SG-32 for Open Consultation. According to the organisation, Draft ED-282 ”
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