The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation branch (AAIB) has published its January 2020 bulletin which contains details of the first investigations into Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) that have
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Pierce reports successful engagement of rogue drone using IFF-based remote ID technology
Pierce Aerospace, a Remote ID UAS Service Supplier (RID-USS), participated in the first C-UAS engagement that confirmed positive ID of UAS with a Remote ID
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“FAA could better leverage test site program to advance drone integration” – GAO report
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has not fully leveraged the data or the flight test programme to advance UAS integration at its test sites, according
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The FAA’s Remote ID (RID) NPRM: 87 pages of mostly common sense; 88,645 words of seemingly good intentions, one unnerving blind-spot
By: Tom Walker There have been dozens of articles written that break down the recently published “Public Inspection Document” version of the Remote ID (RID)
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Altitude Angel to provide lead UTM system to the African Drone Forum and Lake Kivu Challenge
Altitude Angel has been chosen as the lead and ‘umbrella’ UTM provider for the African Drone Forum and Lake Kivu Challenge 2020, which will take
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Regulator certifies skeye’s procedure for controllers to manage rogue drone incidents
Belgium’s air navigation service provider skeyes reports its procedure for dealing with rogue drone incidents has now been certified by the national regulator. “Air traffic
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Israel “will soon start trails of wide-ranging laser-based air defence system”
Numerous press reports say that Israel’s ministry of defence has developed a new laser-based air defence system called “Laser Sword” to be tested over coming
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WhiteFox, BlueForce and EXO Tactik launch year-long drone security trial at Montreal airport
WhiteFox is partnering with BlueForce and EXO Tactik to launch a year-long drone security trial at YUL Montréal-Trudeau International Airport. According to WhiteFox: “A drone
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EHang demonstrates autonomous air taxi flight in North Carolina
EHang on 8 January 2020 conducted its first-ever U.S. trial flight of its two-seat passenger autonomous air vehicle (AAV), the EHang 216, as part of the
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India to launch BVLOS flights in proof-of-concept trials
Numerous press reports say India will soon conduct beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) test flights of drone systems for the creation of last mile
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