Jon Hegranes is the CEO & Founder of Kittyhawk What has been your experience of the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) programme? I
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New members join the FAA Drone Advisory Committee
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced it has appointed two new members to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Drone Advisory Committee (DAC). The new members are
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“Shortcomings in FAA drone ID proposals can be solved by new ASTM I standard “- Wing
Drone delivery company Wing has issued a press statement which outlines its view on how the new ASTM International standard for sharing UTM information (https://www.unmannedairspace.info/news-first/astm-international-publishes-standards-for-remote-id-and-tracking-of-drones/)
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EUROCAE calls for participants to create safe UAS operational standards in the “specific” category
European-based standards body EUROCAE has opened a call for participation in EUROCAE WG-117, to develop a comprehensive compliant development standard identified to provide assurance as
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ASTM International publishes standards for remote ID and tracking of drones
Standards body ASTM International has announced the publication of its standard specification for remote ID and tracking, also known as Active Standard ASTM F3411, developed
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uAvionix introduces ADS-B transponder for urban air mobility UTM applications
uAvionix has introduced a new ADS-B transponder to its General Aviation (GA) and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) lineup. tailBeaconX, the new Mode S Extended Squitter (ES)
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Middle East UAV market “to reach USD3.95 billion by 2025” – new report
The Middle East unmanned aerial vehicle market was valued at around USD2.30 billion in 2019 and is expected to reach USD3.95 billion by 2025, exhibiting
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South Korea “to introduce tighter drone registration laws from May 2020”
Numerous press reports say the South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport is planning to introduce new laws in May this year which will
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Drone Alliance Europe proposes open, competitive European U-Space architecture
The Drone Alliance Europe, a coalition of technology companies representing the commercial drone industry, has published a white paper on U-Space in which it proposes
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GUTMA to replace Barcelona Connected Skies event with series of webinars
The Global UTM Association (GUTMA) has announced it “will deliver the Connected Skies conference online following GSMA’s recent MWC Barcelona 2020 announcement.” According to an
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