Jane’s reports that BAE Systems is to help integrate the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) Protector RG1 medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) into UK-controlled airspace.
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Paris CDG airport to deploy AI/holographic radar based C-UAS in May
Les Echos reports that in May 2019 Paris/Charles de Gaulle airport will deploy a new counter-UAS system (C-UAS) developed by Thales and the Directorate of
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US Department of Defense buys Black Sage radar for Navy C-UAS programme
The US Department of Defense has announced it will acquire a UAS radar from Black Sage for a total estimated value of USD35,605.00 for the
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SRC “wins USD108 million contract from the US Army for battlefield C-UAS equipment”
News service Syracuse.com reports that the US Army has awarded SRC Inc.of Cicero a USD108 million contract for battlefield counter-UAS systems, marking one of the company’s
Read moreGUTMA adds three new members in January 2019
Three new members joined the Global UTM Association in January 2019. LikeAbird develops industrial-grade remote control stations for VLOS/EVLOS and BVLOS/BRLOS unmanned systems applications. For
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Australia’s CASA plans for drone registration and accreditation scheme
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority is planning to introduce the drone registration and accreditation scheme progressively in the second half of 2019. Under the proposal
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UVS International RPAS civil operators agree to contribute towards European regulatory harmonization
The RPAS CivOps 2019 conference, the seventh annual European Civil RPAS Operators & Operations Forum, took place in Madrid, Spain on 23 and 24 January
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US Air Forces progresses counter-UAS directed energy trials
After the success of the first range experiment of the Directed Energy Experimentation Campaign at White Sands Missile Range, in October 2018, the 704th Test
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UK prison services seeks C-UAS equipment
HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) wishes to procure a Detect, Track and Identify (DTI) Counter-Unmanned Air System service for the protection of prison sites.
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“The flight of the drone itself is the least risky part of the process” – Maron Kristófersson, Aha
Maron Kristófersson is CEO of Icelandic delivery company Aha – and a global pioneer of operational, commercially successful urban air mobility programmes Can you give
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