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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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
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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UK defence ministry launches UKP2 million counter UAS competition
The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) has launched a UKP 2 million competition for proposals to tackle the future threats of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS).
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ICAO launches guidance document for States planning to introduce UTM
ICAO has launched a new guideline document for States considering setting up a UTM system. According to the organisation: “A common framework is needed to
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Frequentis, Sunhillo develop communications link between drones and ATC
Frequentis and Sunhillo have jointly developed unmanned aerial system connector (UAS-C) which allows two-way voice and surveillance data exchange between drones and ATC. According to
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uAvionix RPAS transponders/transmitters “now approved by India’s DGAC”
uAvionix reports that its remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS)-compatible avionics have been accepted by the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) of India for use
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Drone Delivery Canada to expand commercial operations to remote communities
“It’s our intention to have a market penetration of (serving) 200 communities over the next five years,” according to a video interview with Michael Zahra,
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