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Unidentified drones over critical infrastructure ‘a major concern’ – industry comment

March 31, 2023 Jenny Beechener Commentary, Counter-UAS systems and policies

A report by Danish newspaper Borsen says the Danish Energy Agency received 16 reports of drone and ship activity at energy facilities in the weeks

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ADW 2023: U-space: difficult to implement and even harder to commercialise

March 22, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary

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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What technique best defeats rogue drones?

March 16, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary, Counter-UAS systems and policies

Reproduced with kind permission from the article originator – DroneShield This question has surged into importance as threats from drones—becoming more and more capable and

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NASA releases findings from a cost and benefit analysis of orbital debris remediation

March 14, 2023 Jenny Beechener Commentary, Space traffic management, UAS traffic management news

NASA has released a new publication address the growing issue of space debris. Entitled ‘Cost and Benefit Analysis of Orbital Debris Remediation’, the report presents

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Airspace World: ‘There will be no industry within two years without scalability – EU Drone Strategy 2.0

March 8, 2023 Jenny Beechener Commentary, UAS traffic management news, Urban air mobility, UTM and C-UAS market analysis

By Jenny Beechener Benoit Curdy from Swiss regulator FOCA said U-space is still only seen as very specific airspaces, whereas “the goal is to scale.

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GSMA and GUTMA release ‘Landscape Whitepaper on UAS Cellular Ecosystem’

February 22, 2023 Jenny Beechener Commentary, UAS traffic management news, Urban air mobility

The cellular ecosystem for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) market is still in its infancy according to the mobile network association GSMA. The main actors involved

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UAS Operators: Be Aware

February 21, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary

By Peter van Blyenburgh The Current Situation Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly referred to as “drones”, embody the technological progress made in several key technology

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U-Spaces offer huge potential – but should not be the sole growth driver for the drone market

February 10, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary

In our first commentary article by industry experts on the significance of the new EU U-Space Regulation, Droniq’s Chief Executive Officer Jan-Eric Putze highlights some

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The importance of the European Union’s U-space drone regulation

January 26, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary

By Philip Butterworth-Hayes On 26 January 2023 the European Union’s U-space regulation came into effect.  EU Member States will now identify U-space airspace areas where

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Slow, fast and hypersonic – what happened to UTM, C-UAS and AAM in 2022

December 22, 2022 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary

By Philip Butterworth-Hayes Logic plays no part in the successful commercialisation of disruptive industries. As the advanced air mobility (AAM) and UAS traffic management (UTM)

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Harmonized Skies 2025 – more harmonized in the USA than in Europe

November 9, 2025

South Africa proposes mandatory registration and drone corridors

October 20, 2025

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October 6, 2025

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October 2, 2025

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November 11, 2025

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November 3, 2025

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October 1, 2025

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September 4, 2025
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28 Oct

A report not getting enough attention.
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28 Oct

Un updated overview of low-altitude traffic programmes in China – province by province https://www.unmannedairspace.info/uncategorized/un-updated-overview-of-low-altitude-traffic-programmes-in-china-province-by-province/

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27 Oct

Will new US state policies on AAM strangle or accelerate the USA’s eVTOL industry? https://www.urbanairmobilitynews.com/emerging-regulations/will-new-us-state-policies-on-aam-strangle-or-accelerate-the-usas-evtol-industry/

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27 Oct

Supporting Drone Strategy 2.0: SESAR U-space research reaches end of the beginning https://www.unmannedairspace.info/uncategorized/supporting-drone-strategy-2-0-sesar-u-space-research-reaches-end-of-the-beginning/

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25 Oct

Florida DOT publishes its AAM network development plan https://www.urbanairmobilitynews.com/new-city-projects/florida-dot-publishes-its-aam-network-development-plan/

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24 Oct

Norway opens U-space sandbox trials next month – “full commercial operations in 2026” https://www.unmannedairspace.info/uncategorized/norway-opens-u-space-sandbox-trials-next-month-full-commercial-operations-in-2026/

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