The ISO Draft International Standards for Drone Operations have been released for public consultation, with professionals, academics and businesses invited to submit comments by 21
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Dutch defence department upgrades Thales SQUIRE portable radars to detect UAS
Thales and Defensie Materieel Organisatie signed a contract with Thales during the NIDV Symposium to upgrade 60 SQUIRE radars. According to the company: “The improved
Read moreUS Department of Homeland Security seeks market information on C-UAS providers
The Department of Homeland Security, Science & Technology Directorate acting through Sandia National Laboratories is soliciting information from potential manufacturers on their CUAS technologies. This
Read moreOperation Zenith provides landmark demonstration of UTM technology capabilities
The most technically complex and comprehensive demonstration in the world so far of a UTM system was put on display on 21 November when UK
Read moreUK CAA addresses urban air mobility regulatory challenges at Aviary Project forum
Urban air mobility (UAM) programmes will arrive in four waves, according to Nickhil Sachdeva of industry consultants Roland Berger speaking at the first meeting on
Read moreBoeing, SparkCognition launch block-chain/AI based “UTM plus” company SkyGrid
Boeing and SparkCognition have announced plans to launch SkyGrid, a new company that will enable the future of urban aerial mobility. Based in Austin, Texas, SkyGrid will
Read moreNew ELTA Drone Guard C-UAS system “can protect against swarm attacks”
ELTA Systems, a division and subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), has unveiled a new and enhanced configuration of its Drone Guard system which detects,
Read moreFAA’s LAANC programme “has processed more than 50,000 airspace authorisations”
The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) nationwide deployment of the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) has processed more than 50,000 applications from drone operators
Read moreNASA seeks industry partners for its UAM Airspace Integration Research and Development project
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has conducted research on a multitude of Air Traffic Management (ATM) areas over the past several decades. The
Read moreGUTMA annual conference to be held in Portland, 18-20 June 2019
GUTMA’s annual conference and general assembly 2019 will take place in Portland, Oregon, USA, from Tuesday, June 18 to Thursday, June 20. The conference is titled “Connected
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