Ukrainian media on 8 January reported claims by a group of UAV operators that they have successfully used drones to destroy two modern Serp-SV5 counter-UAS
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
US Army seeks industry requests for M-LIDS support, development and deployment
The US Department for the Army has issued a request for information (RFI) as part of its work conducting market research for the rapid development,
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“C-UAS detection, mitigation will need to be managed at community level” – DHS
There is a need for urgent action to enable every community to detect and mitigate drone activity to the same degree (or better) than is
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US Department for Energy publishes RFI for C-UAS protection of nuclear sites
The US Department for Energy has issued “A Request for Information: Data Standards, Interfaces and Command and Control Capabilities for the Next-Generation Counter Uncrewed Aircraft
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“Only UTM can support the scalability of AAM operations” – GUTMA’s Koen de Vos
The Global UTM Association (GUTMA)’s Harmonized Skies 2023 concluded at the start of December 2023 at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)’headquarters in Montreal, Canada. The
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Ukraine to produce over one million drones next year, minister states
Ukraine’s Minister for Strategic Industries, Oleksandr Kamyshin, used the Telegram messenger channel on 20 December to announce that Kyiv is ready for 2024 drone production,
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Iran’s Shahed-238 presents stiffer challenges for counter-UAS in Ukraine
The emergence of Iran’s jet-powered Shahed-238 UCAV, revealed by the Ashura University of Aerospace Sciences and Technologies last November, has led to considerable speculation on
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China’s Hefei City announces first commercial EH216-S flight
The official twitter page of Hefei City, East China’s Anhui province, has announced: “The era of “air taxi” is on its way! The urban air
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FAA UTM cybersecurity model “successfully tested at NY UAS Test Site”
Unifly has announced the successful completion of the Unified UTM Cybersecurity Model project, granted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as part of the Broad
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US drone and UTM company PrecisionHawk files for bankruptcy
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes Drone operator PrecisionHawk will cease operations and close its Raleigh, North Carolina, headquarters after filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy late last week.
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