Asia Nikkei reports that Rakuten, a leading e-commerce platform in Japan, will start delivering packages via drones to rural areas in April, now that the
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Drone “near-miss” incidents with aircraft up more than 25% – UK Airprox Board
There were 117 near misses between drones and aircraft reported in the year to November 2018, up slight more than 25% from a total of
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Andhra Pradesh to pioneer Advanced Drone Operators Toolkit – World Economic Forum
The State Government of Andhra Pradesh announced at the World Economic Forum’s Davos Summit 2019 that it will start testing the policy frameworks developed in
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Advanced Protection Systems installs counter-UAS system at Stavanger Airport
Advanced Protection Systems from Poland in partnership with its distributor Anker Sikkerhet AS has finished first phase of Ctrl+Sky system installation at the SOLA airport
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Denmark to trial inter-hospital drone deliveries
Blood samples and medical equipment will soon be flown by drones between Odense, Svendborg and Ærø in Denmark as part of the DKK30 million HealthDrone
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Registration opens for third CORUS workshop in Rome, 2-5 April
Registration is now open for the third Concept of Operations for safe European drone traffic (CORUS) workshop taking place in Rome between 2-5 April 2019.
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Boeing announces first flight of its personal autonomous air vehicle
Boeing has announced it completed the first test flight of its autonomous passenger air vehicle (PAV) prototype in Manassas, Virginia on 22 January. Boeing NeXt, which
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“India delays drone operations and considers mandatory security-chips” – news reports
The Hindustan Times reports that India’s civil aviation ministry has pushed back to April the date on which individuals and companies will be able to
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“Drone disruptions to airports up 80% in Germany” according to news reports
Germany’s The Local news service reports that the country’s air navigation service provider DFS recorded an 80% increase in disruptions to air traffic in 2018
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Newark International – the latest airport to be disrupted by drone sightings
Newark Liberty International Airport has become the latest airport to halt operations as a result of drone sightings. CNN reported that flights in and out
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