FlytBase and AirMap have agreed to join forces to speed up the introduction of unmanned traffic management (UTM) technologies into enterprise drone automation solutions, according to a Flytbase blog. FlytBase
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FAA warns US airports that counter-UAS equipment may pose a safety risk
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued new advice to airports seeking to acquire counter-UAS systems. “In order to support the safe integration of UAS
Read moreHamburg to invest EUR850,000 in urban air mobility projects
The City of Hamburg is significantly expanding its activities supporting the development of urban air mobility and the civilian use of drones. Senator Michael Westhagemann,
Read moreUS Army “to equip Stryker combat vehicles with counter-UAS laser weapons”
Defence Blog reports that the US Army’s acquisition chief Bruce Jette has confirmed that the Army has plans to equipped Stryker combat vehicles with a
Read more“The FAA must move quickly to adopt formal drone detection technology standards for US airports”
Joerg Lamprecht is CEO and co-founder at Dedrone. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has set out a series of guidance statements on counter drone
Read moreTurkey’s Roketsan introduces directed energy counter UAS weapon at IDEF ’19
The Daily Sabah newspaper reports that Turkish defence contractor Roketsan has unveiled its first locally-developed directed-energy weapon (DEW) Alka that can destroy or disable hostile
Read moreEuropean ANSPs set out ATM/UTM integration and competitive UTM services blueprint
In a paper published on 7 May the A6 Alliance of air navigation service providers (ANSPs) has outlined its position on integrating UTM within ATM.
Read moreJARUS issues SORA for BVLOS drone flights over sparsely populated areas
The Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems (JARUS) has announced the publication of the first Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA) Standard Scenario for Aerial
Read moreUS Defense Department awards USD88 million contract to Black River Systems for C-UAS development
Black River Systems Co., Utica, New York, has been awarded an USD88.7 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for operational counter-small unmanned aircraft systems (s-UAS) open systems architecture
Read moreUS Air Force orders a Citadel mobile counter-UAS system
The United States Air Force has awarded Citadel Defense with another contract for a counter drone solution, the company’s Titan mobile air defence system. LTC(R) Matt
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