The UK government’s Innovate UK has announced it will invest up to UKP30 million in innovation projects as part of phase two of its Future
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EASA extends consultation period for amendments to European ‘specific’ rules
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has extended the consultation period of NPA 2020-07 ‘Unmanned aircraft system beyond visual line operations over populated areas or
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Positioning the COVID-19 drone response: delivering medicines but removing privacy rights?
By Chris Stonor At the start of May a French judge ruled in favour of allowing the Interior Ministry to continue to use drones to
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US Army seeks industry/academic partner to help assess soldier and base protection technologies
The US Army’s ACC-APG, RTP Division, on behalf of the Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Data and Analysis Center (DAC) “is exploring the possibility of
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Scotland tests BVLOS medical deliveries between mainland and Isle of Mull
Argyll’s Oban Airport is supporting beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) medical delivery trials between Lorn and Islands District General Hospital, in Oban, and Mull
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“Edge computing will open up new revenue streams for UTM companies, drone operators and telecommunications providers”
What are the commercial opportunities for UTM service providers, drone operators and mobile network operators in moving their services to the edge? This was the
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DSNA releases names of all eight companies selected in French U-Space Together UTM programme
French air navigation service provider DSNA announced the eight companies selected to provide Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) services for its nationwide U-Space Together pre-operational programme.
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US confirms eight companies to frame requirements for future Remote ID technology
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has confirmed eight companies that will assist the Federal government in establishing requirements for future suppliers of Remote Identification
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Latvia closes airspace as prototype drone goes rogue
A nationwide hunt for a missing drone was still underway on May 6 after a 26kg drone built by Latvia’s UAVFactory left its planned flight
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Multiple cellular networks offer reliable BVLOS communications according to Dortmund University research
Research by Dortmund University demonstrates “reliable long-range multi-link communication for unmanned Search and Rescue Aircraft (SAR) systems in Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operation”
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