By Philip Butterworth-Hayes Hurry up and wait. For Europe’s drone operators who hoped that January 2023 implementation of the European Union’s U-space regulation would unleash
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
ADW 2023: Israeli government “to fund setting up of an urban U-space area”
The Israeli government will fund the setting-up a U-space municipal eco-system as part of the next stage in the Israel National Drone Initiative (INDI), according
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Dimetor, Vodaphone to launch digital drone-mission risk checks in Germany
On March 23, 2023, Vodafone and Dimetor will launch DroNet, the industry’s first digital data service to risk check commercial drone flights. According to a
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ADW 2023: When is a drone not a drone? When it is a ship
A full sized version of the autonomous AirSpeeder S30 wing-in-ground effect platform inspection drone will fly for the first time this summer, according to Tadao
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US STRIKEWERX to hold industry workshop in May to address counter small UAS challenges
STRIKEWERX – an organisation of the US AFGSC Office of the Chief Scientist, “connecting people and resources across government, industry and academia to solve Air
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White House aeronautics priorities: advanced air mobility and airspace integration
The US White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has released the Biden-Harris Administration’s priorities to advance a vision “for America’s continued global
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DSEI Japan 2023 – KHI has “delivered 100kW C-UAS laser to Japan’s defence department”
Multiple defence news journals (see sources below) report that Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) displayed a prototype 2kW counter-UAS laser system at the show, capable of
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DSEI Japan 2023 – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries “showcases C-UAS laser with 1.2km range”
Multiple defence publications report that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) exhibited a new counter-UAS laser system at DSEI Japan 2023. According to the reports (see sources,
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DSEI Japan 2023 – “MARRS Group finalises critical infrastructure C-UAS/air defence programme”
MARSS Group announces at DSEI Japan 2023, that it has passed the Final Site Acceptance Test of its largest single site project to-date. According to
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DSEI Japan 2023 – SMARTSHOOTER exhibits new rifle-mounted C-UAS systems
IsraelDefence reports that Israeli company SMARTSHOOTER – a designer, developer, and manufacturer of fire control systems – displayed a range of rifle-mounted and remotely controlled
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