PrecisionHawk, Inc. has announced a partnership with DJI to improve DJI’s geofencing technology. Leveraging PrecisionHawk’s Low Altitude Traffic and Airspace Safety (LATAS) platform, DJI will
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IAI, Airbus complete Heron RPAS flights for FRONTEX in civil airspace
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Airbus DS Airborne Solutions, a subsidiary of Airbus DS, have successfully completed 200 flight hours with the maritime Heron Remotely
Read moreMyDefence launches wearable drone swarm jammer
Denmark’s MyDefence has announced the launch of its drone swarm jamming capability, demonstrated at Electric Storm. During the event, five drone operators attempted to execute
Read moreKazakhstan and UNICEF set up emergency response drone testing sites
The Government of Kazakhstan and UNICEF have launched a joint initiative for testing unmanned aircraft systems for emergency preparedness and response at two designated Drone
Read moreEuropean Commission’s U-space demonstrator network: ambitions, challenges and threats
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The launch on October 19 in Antwerp of the European Union Network of U-space Demonstrators by transport commissioner Violete Bulc is a
Read moreNorthern Hesse cities join the Urban Air Mobility network
At the start of October a Manifesto of Intent was signed in Wiesbaden, Germany, for Northern Hesse to join the “Urban Air Mobility” (UAM) Initiative of
Read moreCanada’s Calgary opens autonomous drone testing area
On 19 October Calgary opened its Point Trotter Autonomous Systems Testing Area (Point Trotter ASTA), provide Calgary businesses, industry and researchers with a low cost
Read moreVolocopter to test air taxis in Singapore in 2019
Air taxi manufacturer Volocopter has announced it will perform a series of flight tests in Singapore in the second half of 2019. “The series of
Read moreJARUS opens external consultation on medium risk drone operational standards
The Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems (JARUS) has launched an external consultation for “JARUS OPS Recommendations for UAS Category B Operations“. JARUS Working Group 2
Read moreVVA, GMV and CATEC head consortium to research Galileo, EGNOS services for drone operations
VVA (Valdani Vicari & Associati) GMV and CATEC has been contracted by the European Commission DG GROW to provide support to the standardisation actions for
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