“Africa will be the first continent to develop unmanned air cargo at an industrial scale”, according to Jonathan Ledgard of the World Economic Forum, speaking
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AirMap selects Microsoft Azure for its cloud computing platform
AirMap has selected Microsoft Azure as the company’s exclusive cloud-computing platform for its drone traffic management platform and developer ecosystem. “With AirMap’s airspace management platform
Read moreDroneShield develops discreet new C-UAS jammer for public events
DroneShield has announced the launch of DroneNodeTM, a portable, compact and inconspicuous counterdrone jamming device which can be utilised at large outdoor events by law
Read moreFirst responders start drone operations in Chula Vista, California
The Federal Aviation Administration, City of Chula Vista, City of San Diego, San Diego Regional EDC and Cape have announced the launch of a test
Read moreFAA restricts drone flights near US military naval vessels
At the request of the Department of Defense (DOD) and the United States Coast Guard (USCG), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is using its existing
Read moreVanuatu Government to trial drone deliveries for medical supplies to remote islands
UNICEF reports that the Vanuatu Government has awarded two international drone companies, Swoop Aero and Wingcopter, with commercial contracts to trial the use of drones
Read moreZala exhibits drone-based GNSS signal suppressor as part of C-UAS network
Russian news agency TASS reports that Zala Aero, part of the Kalashnikov Group, has demonstrated a new device of satellite navigation signal suppression for unmanned
Read moresenseFly and IN-FLIGHT Data complete BVLOS urban surveillance mission in Calgary
Canadian commercial drone operator IN-FLIGHT Data and senseFly, a provider of fixed-wing drone solutions, have completed North America’s first urban BVLOS UAS (drone) project in
Read moreCANSO publishes UTM guide for ANSPs, including lost link procedure
At the 22-26 October Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) Operations Standing Committee (OSC) meeting in London the organisation launched its ANSP Considerations for Unmanned
Read moreBlighter to supply C-UAS radar to Liteye for US defense department contract
Blighter Surveillance Systems in Great Chesterford, Cambridge, UK, has announced it is supplying its counter-UAV radar technology (Blighter A400 series air security/drone detection radars) to
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