ASTM International’s unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) committee (F38) has approved a new subcommittee on infrastructure. The mission of the new subcommittee (F38.04) is to identify, evaluate,
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
MARRS launches containerised C2 centre with integrated C-UAS capabilities
Counter -UAS company MARSS has launched its containerised Joint Operation Centre (NiDAR X-JOC), an all-in-one Command and Control (C2) centre, “which can be easily transported to sites
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FAA rescinds remote ID compliance declaration for DJI Mavic Pro Platinum
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has rescinded its declaration of compliance (DOC) for the DJI Mavic Pro Platinum unmanned aircraft “with the assigned tracking
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HENSOLDT supplying first air defence/C-UAS radars in European Sky Shield Initiative
HENSOLDT is supplying six high-performance radars to the German Armed Forces as part of Diehl Defence’s IRIS-T SLM air defence system. As part of an
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Supernal’s Mike Whitaker “likely to become the next FAA administrator”
Reports in the Wall Street Journal say Mike Whitaker, Chief Commercial Officer for Supernal, a Hyundai company developing an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle,
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Almaz-Antey, ATM Group “to provide digital platform for drone access to airspace in Russia”
Russia’s Kommersant new agency reports that “access of drones to a single airspace from September will be provided by the flight plan submission system (SPPI), created by
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Ukraine’s escalating drone war and civil drone security implications
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes We are now in the fourth stage of the drone war in Ukraine. Stage one was characterised by Ukraine’s successful use of
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Spain’s TRC launches updated Cervus III C-UAS, plans army field tests
Spain’s TRC has announced the launched of its updated Cervus III civil and military counter-UAS system. “After a year of development, last week TRC made available to
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Canadian prisons “report huge increase in drone-based contraband deliveries”
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and Flying magazine report that according to statistics from Correctional Service Canada (CSC) a single Ontario prison saw nearly 100 drones deliver
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HYUNDAI WIA “successfully trials non-lethal air burst C-UAS munition technology”
HYUNDAI WIA reports it has successfully conducted trials of its new counter -UAS system which features the use of non-lethal air burst munitions. “HYUNDAI WIA
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