On 3 June, the Directorate of Civil Aviation and AirSpace Drones presented a preview in Monaco of the FlySafe UTM programme. From June 17 the system
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
USS Preble to be first US Navy destroyer equipped with counter-UAS laser
The Pearl Harbor-based USS Preble will be the first US destroyer to be equipped with the Lockheed Martin high-energy laser to counter surface craft and
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Former FCC chairman joins AirMap’s Board of Directors
AirMap has announced the appointment of Tom Wheeler, former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to the company’s Board of Directors. “Tom’s experience in
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FAA seeks industry partners to further drone integration safety work
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced it wishes to partner with qualified commercial companies who can match the agency’s USD6 million commitment to perform drone integration safety
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FAA issues first permit to fly over people for commercial drone equipped with a parachute
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today that it issued Hensel Phelps Construction Company of Washington, D.C., a Part 107 waiver on June 1 to operate a
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“I am 100% confident there is going to be a major revolution with VTOLs in this city” – Clem Newton-Brown of Melbourne’s Skyportz
By Michael Doran In the race to get the world’s first passenger-vehicle urban air mobility service into operation Uber Air is one of the leading
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US Air Force Unit seeks Dronebuster counter-UAS jammer or equivalent
The 377 MSG/PKB at Kirtland Air Force Base seeks sources to provide a single component specifically designed to produce radio frequency signals to deprive the
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Thai government agencies link efforts to stimulate the domestic UAS industry
By Michael Currie, CEO, Fling The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) and the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) have signed a Memorandum
Read moreNUAIR “successfully tests ANRA broadcast/network-based remote ID services”
NUAIR (Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research) in collaboration with ANRA Technologies have announced they have conducted an operational assessment of ANRA’s UAS traffic management (UTM) technology for
Read moreThe drone threat: a guide to the bad and the very bad actors
In the wake of an environmental activist group threat to close London/Heathrow airport by flying drones close to the airport perimeter, Tony Reeves of Level
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