Suppliers of third-party service providers have welcomed a small but important change in the final draft of the FAA Reauthorization bill – the provision of
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Florida state bill proposes AAM test site and state involvement in industry development
A bill before the Florida Senate has identified the state’s advanced air mobility test hub and laid out conditions for how the state will plan
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AeroDefense links with Covered 6 to provide wider access to C-UAS markets
AeroDefense, a drone detection sensor and software manufacturer, has announced a partnership with Covered 6, US West Coast-based supplier of security solutions. The partnership capitalizes
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“FAA needs to establish testing protocols for C-UAS equipment” – FAA ARC report published
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published the final report from its UAS Detection and Mitigation Systems Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) (see https://www.unmannedairspace.info/counter-uas-systems-and-policies/faa-announces-members-of-its-uas-detection-and-mitigation-aviation-rulemaking-committee/). The
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Unifly and SkeyDrone announce major upgrade to Antwerp port’s UTM system
Unifly and SkeyDrone have announced a significant upgrade to the Port of Antwerp-Bruges’ (PoAB) Unmanned Aerial System Traffic Management (UTM), DronePortal. This upgrade enhances the
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What the new EU Artificial Intelligence Act means for drones, UTM and eVTOLs
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes On January 24 this year the European Commission launched a package of measures to support European companies in the development of trustworthy
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Madrid city to form a drone and UAM regulation commission
The TeleMadrid news website reports Madrid city council has established a commission to study the future regulation of drone traffic, highlighted by Bluenest by Globalvia
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US Army announces counter-UAS industry days on 7-8 May at Fort Belvoir
The US Army’s C5ISR Center Research and Technology Integration (RTI) Directorate announced on 1 February a forthcoming Industry Day for counter-UAS technologies. The event will
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OWT Global and Echodyne partner to develop new ISR and C-UAS technologies
OWT Global – a services and solutions provider for C5ISR, UxS and air domain awareness and defence solutions – and Echodyne Corp – a radar
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EU’s Certiflight outlines guidance for safe separations between GA and drone traffic
The European Union Horizon-funded Certiflight programme has issued more information about its D2.5 “E-Conspicuity and Automated Separation Algorithms” deliverable to assure separation between general aviation
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