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?
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
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
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’
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
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
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
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
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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EU Drone Regulation – What is going to change for the Swiss Drone Market?
By Nathanel Apter, UAS Engineer, Founder and CEO at UASolutions Nathanel.apter@uasolutions.ch On Friday 25th of November 2022, the Federal Office of Civil Aviation Switzerland announced
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