San Diego-based company Citadel Defense reports it has worked with three undisclosed U.S. Government agencies for six months to deploy counter drone technology that meets
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
ASTM International says remote drone ID standards will be published “in the coming weeks”
US-based standards body ASTM International has announced that its Remote Drone ID standard will be published in the coming weeks with the designation F3411. It
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Altitude Angel and Heliguy link to develop localised UTM/C-UAS services
UK UTM company Altitude Angel and UAS technology supplier Heliguy are to form a strategic partnership to provide a UTM/counter UAV solution to aerodromes and
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“526,000 commercial drones to be delivered in 2020” – new forecast
In 2020, worldwide shipments of Internet of Things (IoT) enterprise drones will total 526,000 units, an increase of 50% from 2019, according to market forecaster Gartner, Inc. Global shipments
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EASA high level conference “has highlighted societal concerns”
“We have had feedback from other countries around the world where there are regular drone operations that the concern of the population is not that
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EASA tries to quell industry concerns about proposed U-Space draft regulations
Europe’s air navigation service providers (ANSPs), U-Space service providers (USPs), air traffic controllers and other aviation stakeholders will have to wait until March 2020 to
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Dutch companies launch consortium to progress urban air mobility
Leading industrial parties in the Netherlands announced the launch of the Dutch Drone Delta consortium during the Amsterdam Drone Week. According to a consortium press release:
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DJI joins Memphis International Airport UAS IPP drone programme
DJI has announced it is participating in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Unmanned Aircraft System Integration Pilot Program (UAS IPP) at Memphis International Airport.
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LVNL “to award prototype national UTM tender to Altitude Angel”
Air Traffic Control the Netherlands (LVNL) will announce next week that its tender for a prototype national UAS traffic management (UTM) system (https://www.unmannedairspace.info/uas-traffic-management-tenders/lvnl-issues-tender-for-prototype-utm-system-for-the-netherlands/) has been
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Network of U-Space demonstrator participants argue for and against segregating airspace
There is a clear need for separation between UTM and ATM controlled airspace – air traffic controllers do not need to see every drone in
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