US drone industry trade associations have warmly welcomed the move by U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and John Thune (R-SD) to introduce the Increasing Competitiveness
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
UK Research and Innovation seeks feedback on airspace integration plan released by Future Aviation
The UK Future Aviation Industry Working Group (FAIWG) has published a strategic airspace integration plan for the coming 3-5 years. The plan is designed to overcome
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Swoop Aero receives approval to fly beyond visual line of sight for New Zealand network
Drone operator Swoop Aero has obtained approval to operate beyond visual line-of-sight in New Zealand, as it prepares to launch the country’s first Integrated Drone
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Mitre risk methodology creates holistic assessment process for drone operations
A multi-disciplinary team from MITRE set out with the goal of creating a holistic assessment process that measures and evaluates societal benefits of using a
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Consortium evaluates UAS standards before submission to EASA next month for the SHEPHERD project
SHEPHERD is a two-year research initiative funded by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) public contract Horizon Europe Project: UAS standard. SHEPHERD consortium members
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US Army seeks C-UAS industry whitepapers to support Technology Gateway event
Army Futures Command (AFC) is looking to expand the Army’s ability to experiment, evolve, and deliver technologies in real time to address both urgent and
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Several flights diverted as Dublin Airport halts traffic due to repeated drone disruption
Flights due to land at Dublin Airport had to divert to alternative airports at Shannon and Belfast airports on 6 February as a result of
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SESAR AURA project presents results of ATM/U-space interface research in virtual open day
SESAR Pj34-W3 AURA project members are hosting a virtual Open Day on 28 February 2023. Solution 1 will be presented by Indra, focused on ATM and U-space
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Spain launches airspace risk assessment programme to support U-space development
As part of U-space implementation work, Spain’s ministry of transport has launched a major new Airspace Risk Assessment (ARA) programme with Eurocontrol. The ARA is
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Counter drone companies focus on technology to combat rise in military platforms
Companies such as the Netherlands-based Robin Radar Systems and Utah-based Fortem Technologies are reportedly developing their capabilities so that they may counter Iran-made drones as
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