At the 19th Integrated Communication, Navigation and Surveillance technologies (ICNS) Conference near Washington, DC, NASA presented the results of significant research recently conducted at the
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
US Special Forces acquire Citadel Defense C-UAS equipment
Citadel Defense Company has been awarded a purchase contract valued over USD 1 million by the Defense Logistics Agency in support of USSOCOM requirements. This
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JARUS discusses future BVLOS work at bi-annual meeting
UAS/RPAS regulators and experts gathered from 25 to 29 March 2019 for the bi-annual Plenary Meeting of the Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems
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Healthdrone medical supply programme underway in Denmark
The HealthDrone programme has started up in Denmark to test drones to transport patient samples, medicine and medical equipment between hospital units, medical practices and
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South Korea goes 5G – are telecom companies now poised to take over the UTM market?
In April 5 Korea became the first country in the world to roll-out a 5G mobile telephone network. Earlier this year KT (formerly known as
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FAA “expects to license commercial drone operator in May”
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expected to award its first license to operate a drone airline in May, according to the US National Law
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Altitude Angel rolls out fast airspace authorisation tool around six busy UK airports
Altitude Angel reports that its GuardianUTM O/S platform, has been enabled at six airports in the UK, including London’s Heathrow. According to the company: “The product
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Testing progresses on applying European satnav technologies to drone operations
The following article has been supplied by VVA, edited by Unmanned Airspace A consortium of VVA, GMV and CATEC has been appointed by the European
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Aviation stakeholders call for global consensus on drone tracking and ID
“There is currently no defined path for the integration of manned and unmanned aircraft in uncontrolled airspace, i.e. the airspace in which users are not
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AirMap adds flight planning, LAANC authorizations across platforms
AirMap has announced new features for the AirMap web application, including flight planning and LAANC flight authorization capabilities. According to the company: “Previously, flight planning
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