The US Naval Air Warfare Center – Aircraft Division (NAWCD) at Patuxent River, MD has announced its intention to issue a contract for Guardian Ground
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Category: Civil/military integration
New JARUS deliverable on the use of mobile networks to support UAS operations
The Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems (JARUS) has approved the White Paper – Use of mobile networks to support UAS operations, developed by its Working Group
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European standards agency Eurocae updates minimum ATOL performance standards for remotely piloted aircraft
The European standards agency Eurocae has released Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards (MASPS) for Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS) Automatic Take-off And Landing (ATOL) system
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ICAO Council makes progress on new remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) standards
During its ongoing 222nd Session, the ICAO Council has adopted new and amended Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) driving important progress on the international safety
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Saab to lead European development of detect and avoid capabilities for remotely-piloted aircraft system
The European Commission has selected the European Detect and Avoid System (EUDAAS) consortium, with Saab as leading partner, to develop Detect and Avoid capability for
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EASA study into collision risk to aircraft from drone strikes defines key hazards
A European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) research project addressing the ‘Vulnerability of Manned Aircraft to Drone Strike’ has published a report entitled Collision envelope specification
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ENAV plays key role in ERICA project to addresses integration of RPAS in all classes of airspace
Italian air navigation service provider ENAV is steering the second part of the three-year SESAR research programme – Enable RPAS Insertion in Controlled Airspace (ERICA)
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Concept evaluation by UK defence laboratory demonstrates swarm of collaborative drones
A swarm of 20 drones has recently completed the largest collaborative, military focused evaluation of swarming uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the UK, according to
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Kongsberg, uAvionics and Aireon to demonstrate ‘horizonless air picture’ for BVLOS drone operations
A partnership between Kongsberg Geospatial, Aireon and uAvionix plans to demonstrate how a space-based ADS-B feed can be fused with an ADS-B local receiver to
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NATO publishes study into integration of civil-military UAS to support safe, risk-based RPAS operations
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has released the results of study AVT-78: Considerations for Harmonisation of UAS Regulations for Common NATO Operating Approvals. The work
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