ADW (Amsterdam Drone Week) has announced a strategic partnership with the Global Uncrewed Traffic Management Association (GUTMA). According to Koen De Vos, Secretary General of
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
What’s happening to UTM research? Government spending falls at the wrong time
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes On 19 September 2024, the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) Joint Undertaking announced that 18 exploratory research projects had officially kicked
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“1,504 vertiports now planned for construction worldwide” – latest Global AAM/UAM Market Map report
The February 2025 update to the Global AAM/UAM Market Map report: The global vertiport market map and forecast 2025-2029 has identified 1,504 vertiports being planned for
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Zen Technologies launches remote-controlled C-UAS weapon system platform
India’s Zen Technologies in collaboration with its subsidiary AI Turing Technologies has unveiled four remote-controlled weapon and surveillance systems, including a new counter-UAS system. The
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SESAR JU announces new funds for AAM and drone demonstrator research
Implementing innovative air mobility (IAM) and drone operations is one of a series of new SESAR JU Digital European Sky Demonstrators to be funded by
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New consortium BIRDS to provide integrated UTM and airspace security system in Brazil
A new collaboration between a consortium of major UAS companies – Speedbird Aero, UAS manufacturer and delivery services provider in Brazil and worldwide; High Lander
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EUROCAE proposes new remote U-space ID standards to fill in ASTM F3411 “gaps”
EUROCAE’s WG-105 working group has published a report of technical recommendations for alternative exchange mechanisms that could be submitted to EASA, while addressing potential interoperability
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Oklahoma launches AAM strategy; around USD 35 million in vertiport investment in 2025
Oklahoma’s new advanced air mobility strategy predicts private and public investments of around USD35 million in vertiport infrastructure in 2025 and around USD 5 million
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UK’s NATS to roll-out four UTM data services in 2025, for use by independent USSPs
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The UK’s largest air navigation service provider NATS is to roll out four UTM data services as part of its NATS OpenAir
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Rheinmetall, MBDA Deutschland advance partnership to develop maritime laser C-UAS systems
Rheinmetall and MBDA Deutschland have decided to continue their cooperation in the field of laser weapons. According to a press release: “The aim is to
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