Lockheed Martin Aculight Corp., Bothell, Washington, has been awarded an Other Transaction Authority agreement with a ceiling of USD220,842,090 from the US Army to develop,
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
FAA publishes new fact sheet on areas where local authorities can rule on drone operations
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published its updated Fact Sheet (2023) discussing legal considerations applicable to state and local regulation of unmanned aircraft
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Albany University’s CEHC, Hidden Level researching drone detection technology for US Air Force
The USA’s University at Albany’s College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity (CEHC) is partnering with C-UAS company Hidden Level to create a software
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Portugal’s Geocompass wins SME contract for government counter-UAS system
Portugal’s Secretaria-Geral do Ministério da Administração Interna (Internal State Department) has awarded a EUR80,000 contract for the delivery of a drone detection and mitigation system
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FAA seeks industry interest in drone detection data services to monitor DJI drones
The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking sources for drone detection data services to monitor DJI drone activities at various locations along US land and coastal
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New BDLI report stresses enhanced role for DFS in developing eVTOL route planning
The new advanced air mobility roadmap published by German aerospace trade industry body BDLI (AAM Roadmap from Germany for Germany) has called for an enhanced
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Northrop Grumman in line to win NATO forward air defence counter UAS contract
The U.S. Government anticipates an award of a Definitive Contract Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) and Cost-Reimbursable to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC) “for the acquisition of the
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US Air Force hosts multi-national C-UAS exercise in Qatar
U.S. Air Forces Central (AFCENT) reports it “has successfully concluded a comprehensive Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems exercise on July 20, which aimed at enhancing integration, interoperability,
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SkyDrive given green light to identify vertiports and flight routes for Osaka eVTOL services in 2025
Japanese eVTOL manufacturer SkyDrive has announced it has been given the go-ahead to verify the feasibility of takeoff and landing areas and flight routes in
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European Parliament wants more regulation of emerging drone sector
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes A July 19 European Parliamentary debate on the report Unmanned Aircraft Systems integration into European airspace and operation over populated areas, which
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