By Robert Brüll, CEO at FibreCoat NATO allies are pressing ahead with a so-called ‘drone wall’ along Europe’s eastern flank. The plan, announced after months
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Altitude Angel – a wake-up call for regulators and European security
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes Over the coming months much will be written about the sad demise of one of the global UTM industry’s pioneers, Altitude Angel.
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Parts 108 and 146: Has the FAA kick-started a new era of aviation?
The Federal Aviation Administration’s revamp of its beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) regulations is causing a stir, and for good reason: Part 108 and
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How ground-based air defence systems are evolving to meet new threats
Richard Varley, Senior Land Sales Manager, Chess Dynamics The battlefield has changed. What once required sophisticated military aircraft and highly trained pilots can now be
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The FAA’s BVLOS NPRM: wider ATM challenges to landmark drone legislation
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes It is difficult to find a US drone industry executive say a single negative thing about the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) new
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New US/Ukrainian C-UAS tech transfer deals will transform drone warfare but….
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes In the drone/counter drone warfare arena something has shifted. The past few days have seen a growing number of major tie-ups between
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SkyGrid publishes paper on risk assessment challenges for AAM third party/UTM suppliers
SkyGrid has published its latest white paper, Operational Risk Assessment for Advanced Air Mobility Third-Party Service Providers (TSPs), “examining the critical safety challenges associated with integrating TSPs into
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Trump’s “Restoring American Airspace Sovereignty” executive order is long overdue
by Brett Feddersen Over the years, we have seen drones evolve from simple weekend toys to advanced tools used by smugglers, for corporate espionage, and
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US drone-industry presidential executive orders will put huge pressure on the FAA
If you have any golf games scheduled with friends or family working in FAA administrative offices over the next three months, forget it. On June
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Operation Spiderweb – why telecom networks are the new Trojan Horse
By Philip Butterworth-hayes Was Operation Spiderweb, the June 1 drone strike into Russian territory by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), an important step in
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