Elbit Systems announced a contract award worth USD153 million to supply an army of a country in south east Asia with a comprehensive, multi-layered array
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NASA to demonstrate UAS operations in medium altitude manned airspace
NASA has signed a cooperative agreement with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to perform a demonstration flight as part of the agency’s project to
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SRI and Echodyne partner to provide counter-UAS security
Security Radar Integrators (SRI) has selected Echodyne’s EchoGuard solid state 3D radar to support the company’s Airport Radar System (ARS). SRI’s equipment already provides perimeter
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New Zealand establishes airspace integration trials for new unmanned air vehicles
by Michael Willoughby The New Zealand Government is establishing an airspace integration trials programme to support the safe testing and development of advanced unmanned aircraft
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Ottawa Airport tests QinetiQ’s counter-drone system
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport has partnered with NAV CANADA and QinetiQ Canada to trial the company’s Obsidian Counter UAS system. The three organisations are working
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Anduril adds interceptor drone to its AI-driven counter-drone solution
A robust interceptor drone is the latest addition to Anduril Industries’ counter-drone system for military and industrial applications. Anduril demonstrated a high-powered interceptor drone to
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Gatwick drone-incident police report raises more questions than it answers
By Tony Reeves of Level7 Expertise In a statement released early on 27 September 2019, the Head of Operations Command for Sussex Police in the
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BVLOS flights tested with manned traffic at NUAIR’s Griffiss site
The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research (NUAIR) test site at Griffiss International Airport, one of several designated by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), supported
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Blue Ribbon Task Force calls for more funds for UAS mitigation at airports
The Blue Ribbon Task Force on UAS mitigation at airports calls on US Congress and the Canadian government to appropriate more funds to the Federal
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EASA launches tender for study into vulnerability of manned aircraft to drone strikes
The European Aviation Safety Agency has issued a tender for a Horizon 2020 Research Project: Vulnerability of Manned Aircraft to Drone Strikes The general objective
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