A US Government Accountability Office (GAO) blog finds counter-drone technology can detect and—when needed—jam, capture, or disable unauthorized drones. But this technology can also cause problems. For
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Diehl Defence and HENSOLDT intensify cooperation to combat missiles and drones
The system houses Diehl Defence and HENSOLDT have agreed to intensify their cooperation in the field of ground-based air defence. Based on proven joint systems
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Percepto drones receive approval to fly BVLOS under new European regulation
The Dutch civil aviation authority (ILT) has approved Percepto drones to operate Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS), making it the first BVLOS approval granted
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Second CORUS-XUAM workshop identifies challenges in defining detailed UTM and vertiport roles in UAM
The CORUS-XUAM programme plans to release its final report (edition five) on how U-space services and solutions could support integrated Urban Air Mobility (UAM) flight
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Danish drone forum to discuss UTM roadmap and development plans on 6 May
The Danish Civil Aviation and Railway Authority will host an information and knowledge meeting about the legislation and administrative work that forms the basis for
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The 2022 FAA Drone Symposium on 28 April to address BVLOS integration
The FAA Drone Symposium will take place at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL on April 28, 2022. The programme for the 2022
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Final chance to comment on JARUS SORA Annex A guidance for Specific UAS operations
The Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems (JARUS) WG-SRM released SORA Annex A for consultation on 28 January 2022, with a deadline of 7
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The SESAR ICARUS consortium commences U-space services validation campaign in Italy
The SESAR U-space research project ICARUS has started the validation campaign for the three U-space micro-services developed in the project: VCS (Vertical Conversion Service): provides
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Detect and Avoid technology wins NASA’s Commercial Invention of the Year 2021 award
NASA has announced this week that the technology licensed to Vigilant Aerospace and used in the company’s FlightHorizon detect-and-avoid and airspace management product has won
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DroneShield partners with Nearmap to add high-grade mapping data to Drone Sentry C2 counter drone product
Australian counter drone company DroneShield has announced an enhanced version of its Drone Sentry C2 Command-and-Control software, in partnership with location intelligence firm, Nearmap. Nearmap
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