On March 27 2025, France’s Direction Generale de l’Aviation Civile (DGAC)/Civil Aviation Safety Directorate reported in a Linkedin post that it had issued its first
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
MassDOT reports successful completion of three drone delivery company trials
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Aeronautics Division has announced the successful completion of flights by three companies, which conducted drone medical delivery demonstrations transporting packages
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Volatus wins Transport Canada approval for widespread BVLOS nighttime drone flights
Volatus Aerospace Inc reports it has received approval from Transport Canada to conduct long-distance, remotely piloted beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations at
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Sentrycs wins order for fixed, portable C-UAS systems from African defence authority
Sentrycs reports it has been selected for a critical national security project in Africa by an unnamed defence authority, following a rigorous evaluation process, “delivering
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InterUSS Platform governance, quality control protocols for UTM/U-space data exchange detailed
Developers of the InterUSS Platform, an initiative by the Linux Foundation, have given more information about its governance framework and quality control processes. The aim
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Thales to lead EISNET air defence/C-UAS programme for 12 EU Member States
Under the European Defence Fund (EDF), Thales is to coordinate the EISNET (European Interactive Sensor-Based Dynamic Defence Network) consortium, involving 23 partners from industry, research
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EU security agencies hold first COURAGEOUS² meeting on improving C-UAS capabilities
Counter-UAS experts from several European Union based organisations on Monday 17 March met for the kick-off meeting for the COURAGEOUS² project, “marking the beginning of
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German research consortium “making progress in integrating eVTOL operations at large airports”
DFS Aviation Services (DAS) in collaboration with Munich Airport International, Munich Airport , DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH and Airbus Helicopters is researching the safe and
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ASTM workgroup on AAM UTM connectivity protocol standards issues new proposals
The ASTM workgroup developing standards for advanced air mobility traffic management interoperability protocols has issued proposals to amend Work Item 85415, which defines interoperability protocols,
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US Air Force seeks ground-air, air-air C-UAS capabilities against small drones
The US Department of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has issued a Request for Information (RFI) from sources that have counter-UAS capabilities against
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