The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in Japan has announced the formation of the “Next Generation Aviation Mobility Planning Office” to handle regulation
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FAA budget request for fiscal year 2022 includes over USD100 million to support UAS development
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) budget request for fiscal year 2022 includes over USD100 million in funding for the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) sector,
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India trials BVLOS medical deliveries in the state of Telanga to support Covid-19 measures
India’s state of Telangana, supported by the World Economic Forum, is trialling drone deliveries of medicines as part of the ‘Medicine from the Sky’ project,
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Automated flight authorisation now available using Nav Canada’s NAV Drone app
Canada’s air navigation service provider, Nav Canada, launched NAV Drone this week. Designed to help drone pilots and operators safely and legally fly their remotely piloted
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US UTM company “Kittyhawk” rebrands as “Aloft Technologies Inc”
UTM company Kittyhawk has been renamed to Aloft Technologies, Inc. According to a 2 June 2021 press release: “Today, Aloft is the largest UTM network
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The tough task for European U-space providers: balancing compliance with competition – GUTMA webinar
By Jenny Beechener Just 18 months remain before European regulation (EU) 2021/664 comes into force, setting minimum operating requirements for safe unmanned aerial systems (UAS)
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NASA selects Crown Consulting to develop advanced air mobility community integration platform
The US National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded Crown Consulting a small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to develop a platform for informing
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Europe plans to develop ‘Drone Strategy 2.0’ ready for adoption in 2022 to align with sustainability and smart mobility goals
The European Commission has announced its intention to adopt a Drone Strategy 2.0 in 2022 to further develop drones as part of the region’s sustainable
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UK CAA publishes guidance to support beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has published guidance describing how the regulator is working with the industry to get progress towards safe routing beyond
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NASA publishes concept of operations for high density vertiport operations
The US National Aeronautical and Space Administration has released a concept of operations for high density vertiport operations. The publication provides a guide for future
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