The UK Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) has published a consolidated version of the European Union Regulation 2019/947 relating to Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), including subsequent
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Category: Civil/military integration
France and Spain control military drone in same airspace as commercial aircraft
For the past four years, French civil and military authorities have been carrying out an experimentation campaign to explore the operational framework and regulatory changes
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New SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking EUR 1.6b investment to accelerate Digital European Sky
The official launch of the SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking (SESAR 3 JU), backed by more than EUR1.6 billion from the EU, Eurocontrol and industrial partners
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UK regulator invites feedback on paper exploring UTM deployment in the UK
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Innovation Hub has published a paper entitled Developing a Regulatory Vision for UK UTM and calls for industry input
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Real-time simulation at DLR demonstrates RPAS integration in Düsseldorf approach
SESAR U-space research project INVIRCAT reports successful completion of a real-time simulation held at Germany’s DLR Flight Guidance Institute in the period 9-12 November 2021
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European Network of U-space stakeholders re-launches on 30 November with extended project scope
The European Network of U-space Stakeholders will re-launch with an extended scope on 30 November 2021. The event’s keynote speaker, the Director General for Mobility
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Japan shares more details of air traffic management system trial in Wakkanai City
Japan’s Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) trial led by the National Institute of New Energy and Industrial Development Organization (NEDO) will focus on the safe, simultaneous operations
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WATMC 2021: Final demo day tested multiple drone flights in live civil military airspace
On the final day of World ATM Congress 2021, a complex operation involving more than 10 unmanned flight operations was conducted at Madrid’s Cuatro Vientos
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FAA enhances LAANC with four-fold increase in grid references for drone operators
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is enhancing the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) to enable drone pilots to safely operate in even more
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Italian Air Force shares knowledge with EASA on remotely piloted aircraft systems in BVLOS mode
The Italian Air Force delivered a familiarisation seminar on operations using Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), in particular those conducted in Beyond Visual Line of
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