Remote identification of drones so that target information, including ID and position, can be passed to ATC automatically needs to be urgently implemented on a
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
“Urban air mobility will pose multiple U-Space challenges” – Third U-Space Demonstrator Network meeting
Early results from on-going European U-Space demonstrator programmes suggest that when considering the application of UAS traffic management systems to urban air mobility (UAM) operations
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Involi and AirMap combine to offer integrated UTM and air traffic awarenss service
UTM companies Involi and AirMap have announced their collaboration to offer a pre-integrated UTM and Air Traffic Awareness solution for safe, efficient, and scalable drone
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Kittyhawk launches LAANC 2.0, with airspace authorisations for Android customers
Kittyhawk reports it has completed the official FAA onboarding process to offer the latest features of LAANC 2.0 to enterprise customers and mobile app users
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uAvionix receives FAA TSO approval for ADS-B OUT drone tail beacon
uAvionix has announced it has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Technical Standard Order (TSO) approval for its tailBeacon integrated rear position light ADS-B OUT solution. Much like the skyBeacon,
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Drone component impacts “cause major destruction to aluminium structures” – new research
Researchers from Fraunhofer EMI in Freiburg, Germany, are researching the effect of drone strikes on commercial aircraft. Until now, most of the tests have been
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Altitude Angel to integrate Pierce Aerospace remote ID in its GuardianUTM system
UK UTM company Altitude Angel and Pierce Aerospace, the US based remote identification system supplier, have agreed to form an alliance to bring automated drone
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India’s Telangana plans for wide ranging BVLOS, urban air mobility operations
The Government of Telangana has submitted a proposal seeking certification for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation
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Rostec launches mobile drone detection system for civil and defence applications
Avtomatika Concern (part of Rostec) has presented the Sapsan-Bekas mobile system for detecting and disabling unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at the International Military-Technical Forum ARMY-2019,
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Drones start to make headway in UK maritime search and rescue operations
By Chris Stonor April 29th, 2019 may prove to be a decisive date for the UK’s Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) as well as the
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