By Michael Doran Following the launch in April 2019 of the first Australian commercial drone delivery service, Wing announced plans on 31 July to expand
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Ehang to test air taxi network in Guangzhou
China’s Guangdong news service http://www.newsgd.com/ reports that EHang, the Chinese autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) technology platform company will trial its first air taxi network in
Read moreUS Defense Department orders and licenses Dedrone Dronetracker software
The US Department of Defense has announced that the 90th Contracting Squadron at F.E. Warren AFB, WY, has given notice of their intent to award
Read moreFAA issues four-year waiver for flights over people in North Dakota
US North Dakota’s Department of Transport Unmanned Aircraft System Integrated Pilot Program took a step forward when the Burleigh County Sheriff’s Department secured a four-year
Read moreFAA approves stratosphere test flights above Hawaii
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a Certificate of Authorisation (COA) to HAPSMobile Inc on 8 August to fly its HAWK30 solar-powered unmanned aircraft in
Read moreDemocratic Republic of Congo tests medical drone deliveries
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Civil Aviation Authority approved the country’s first drone port site in Mbandaka to enable a series of test flights
Read moreNASA launches competition to address airspace safety risks
Safeguarding flights in US airspace is the aim of a new competition launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center in
Read moreUS Army upgrades C-UAS capability in latest Lockheed radar contract
The US Army is enhancing the Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) capability of its medium-range radars through its latest contract award to Lockheed Martin. Lockheed is
Read moreSwitzerland’s drone flight management system goes live
Drone operators in Switzerland can now access a national Flight Information Management System (FIMS) to connect with UAS service providers following system deployment by skyguide,
Read moreEchodyne radar certified for sUAS detection
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has certified Echodyne’s EchoGuard 3D radar for radiolocation and radionavigation in the US. The FCC equipment authorization allows the radar
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