The Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) has written a paper for the 13th International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Air Navigation Conference (9-10 October 2018)
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US defense department awards Lockheed Martin USD12.5 million C-UAS contract
The US Department of Defense has announced that Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, has been awarded a USD12.5 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for development, test,
Read moreEthiopia “launches drone-based medical supply service to remote communities”
Face to Face Africa reports that Ethiopia has joined Rwanda and Malawi to become the third African country to launch a drone-based medical equipment and
Read moreInsurance company Travelers invests in mission planning/UTM company Kittyhawk
Enterprise drone operations software and UTM company Kitthawk has announced a strategic investment from The Travelers Companies, Inc.,a pioneer in adopting the use of drones within
Read moreUnifly, Terra Drone provide UTM support to Hitachi BVLOS flight research
Hitachi has launched a drone platform expanding its infrastructure inspection services capability with an artificial intelligence (AI) assisted, drone-based service, using a UTM backbone provided
Read more“In an urban, BVLOS-based drone eco-system machines will play a much larger role in regulating UTM”
Dr Tim McCarthy is a Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, Maynooth University, Ireland The U-Flyte research programme (see box) has set itself many different
Read moreUS Senate approves FAA Reauthorization Act
The US Senate has now voted 93-6 in support of the FAA Reauthorization Act. The legislation, now heads to President Trump for his signature. According
Read moreDefence IQ publishes global airport drone threat map
Defence IQ has published its Drone and Airport Global threat map, which highlights some of the most significant near misses between drones and manned aircraft
Read moreDroneShield announces first Asian order
DroneShield has announced that its distributor GT&E has purchased two units of its DroneGun TacticalTM product, for use by a national security agency of a
Read moreUS Senate has until 7 October to pass FAA Reauthorization Act
The US Congress has passed a one-week extension of the FAA’s authorization (see FAA Reauthorization Act passes first hurdle – drone industry approves, others are worried),
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