Earlier this year Poland became one of the first countries in the world where commercial drone operators could apply for beyond visual line of sight
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
JARUS publishes streamlined risk assessment methodology to more complex drone operations
The new version of the “JARUS guidelines on Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA)” is now available on the Joint Authorities for Rulemaking of Unmanned Systems
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Honeywell and Temasek become strategic investors in AirMap
AirMap has announced the addition of two strategic partners – Honeywell and Temasek. According to a Linkedin posting by AirMap Co-Founder and Chairman Ben Marcus:
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Drone deployment specialist Measure joins NUAIR UTM test site programme
The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR), a coalition of New York and Massachusetts aerospace and academic institutions, has signed a collaboration agreement with
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South Korea’s Hanwha “developing civil radar-based C-UAS system”
Defence and Security Monitor and The Center for the Study of the Drone, Bard College, report that South Korea’s Hanwha Systems has begun development of a
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Avalon air show reflects trend towards ATM-integrated C-UAS
Integrating counter-unmanned aerial system (UAS) equipment within the air traffic management (ATM) system is a growing priority for States worldwide and was featured at the
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Thales and Telestra link to provide low level airspace management in Australia
Thales and Telstra, an Australian mobile network provider, have agreed to partner on low altitude airspace management systems for manned and unmanned vehicles, such as
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NAV Canada “rules out ADS-B for BVLOS drone flights” – IN-FLIGHT Data
IN-FLIGHT Data reports that its plans to fly drones in shared airspace based on ADS-B messaging as part of Project Sandbox have been vetoed by
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Member states approve new EU-wide EASA drone operating rules
European Union member states have unanimously approved the first EU-wide, common regulations for drone operations. The draft regulations have been drawn up by the European
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Kongsberg IRIS situational awareness tool paves way for BVLOS operations in Nigeria
Kongsberg Geospatial, an Ottawa-based geospatial visualisation software company, and Aerial Robotix, a UAS services provider in Nigeria operating in the oil and gas inspection services
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