On 14 November the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced it has accelerated a dialogue with European regulators on the development of electric vertical take-off
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European U-Space demonstrator network meeting identifies initial challenges to implementation
On 14 November Eurocontrol hosted the first meeting of members of the European Network of U-space Demonstrators launched by Commissioner Violeta Bulc on 19 October in Antwerp.
Read moreRakuten announces successful trials of 5G drone stadium flights
Rakuten Mobile Network, Inc. has announced the successful completion of a large-scale trial of technologies that demonstrate the capacity for 5G (5thgeneration mobile communications systems) infrastructure
Read moreTechnical, regulatory, market challenges to air taxis seriously underestimated – AeroMobil’s Carrier
The technical, regulatory and market challenges of electrically driven vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) urban air mobility vehicles have been hugely under-estimated, according to Jonathan
Read moreKista Science City AB, IQ Samhällsbyggna to develop urban air mobility roadmap for Stockholm
Kista Science City AB and IQ Samhällsbyggnad have received the green light from Vinnova to conduct a feasibility study for an open testbed – the
Read more“World’s first” UTM system passes 16 months of operations
On display at next year’s World ATM Congress in Madrid will be latest developments to the AMC Portal from Croatia Control Limited (CCL), the world
Read moreAerobits Poland signs deal with FLARM to fuse FLARM/ADS-B drone data
Aerobits Poland has signed a strategic co-operation agreement with FLARM Technology Ltd., specialist in the production of anti-collision systems for general aviation. The aim of
Read moreMy Defence, General Dynamics Land System integrate C-UAS in light armoured vehicles
MyDefence Communication has announced the successful integration of Counter Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) technology in vehicle platforms for military forces. The integration of the drone
Read moreFinnish government “considering giving powers to police to shoot down drones”
Finnish news agency Yle reports that the government is considering giving police the powers to jam drone signals in sensitive areas. “The legislative change would
Read moreOffice of Inspector General to audit FAA’s work to integrate drones with the NAS
On 8 November 2018 the Office of Inspector General (OIG) within the US Department of Transportation announced it would be auditing the role of the
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