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Iran’s drone/missile barrage attack against Israel failed – but important lessons remain

April 14, 2024 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary, Counter-UAS systems and policies

By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The failure of Iran’s drone, cruise missile and ballistic missile attack on Israel provides ample evidence of the effectiveness of a well

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Why do we need U-space right now ?

April 12, 2024 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary

Reproduced with kind permission of SkeyDrone – for more information see here. Many stakeholders including Civil Aviation Authorities (CAAs) and drone operators often ask us

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PwC Drone Powered Solutions publishes Global UTM Report, becomes GUTMA member

March 26, 2024 Jenny Beechener Commentary, UAS traffic management news, Urban air mobility

During a presentation at Airspace World in Geneva, PwC Poland announced its new GUTMA membership and presented its latest PwC Drone Powered Solutions document, offering strategic insights

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Future Flight standards document provides guidance for UK operators

March 22, 2024 Jenny Beechener Commentary, Emerging regulations, UAS traffic management news, Urban air mobility

A new version of the Future Flight Standards Landscape is now available to view on the BSI Aerospace website. This latest version covers a range

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New YouTube channel takes a deep dive into U-space concepts and European UTM

March 15, 2024 Jenny Beechener Commentary, Emerging regulations, UAS traffic management news, Urban air mobility

Gesellschaft für Luftverkehrsinformatik (GLVI) has launched a new YouTube channel called ‘Urban ATM’ which takes a ‘deep dive’ into help drone-related concepts such as U-space,

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Holes in military counter-UAS defence strategies need to be urgently filled

February 26, 2024 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary, Counter-UAS systems and policies

By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) last week announced a new strategy backed by at least GBP4.5 billion of investment over the

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Amsterdam Drone Week 24 panel spotlights regional growth in air mobility services

February 26, 2024 Jenny Beechener Commentary, UAS traffic management news, Urban air mobility

Amsterdam Drone Week Industry Update explored rapid development pf Air Mobility Services in the Middle East region in a session moderated by Munish Khurana with

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“FAA Reauthorization bill: a welcome change to include third party service providers in AAM” – AURA

February 9, 2024 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary, UAS traffic management news

Suppliers of third-party service providers have welcomed a small but important change in the final draft of the FAA Reauthorization bill – the provision of

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Airservices Australia survey predicts 60 million drone flights by 2043

February 9, 2024 Jenny Beechener Commentary, UAS traffic management news, Urban air mobility, UTM and C-UAS market analysis

Airservices Australia commissioned an analysis of the drone market that predicts commercial drone flights will increase by an average of 20% per annum over the

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JARUS releases white paper addressing automation of the airspace environment

February 7, 2024 Jenny Beechener Civil/military integration, Commentary, Emerging regulations, UAS traffic management news, Urban air mobility

The Joint Authorities for Rulemaking of Unmanned Systems (JARUS) has announced the release of its whitepaper addressing the considerations for the automation of the airspace

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Very high level speakers at the C-UAS & Integrated Protection Summit, September 3-4,

June 12, 2025

Aerial Cities 2025: Dublin to host “Europe’s leading exclusive urban air mobility event”

March 13, 2025

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September 26, 2024

The global UTM market: new research predicts further consolidation and slow progress

September 12, 2024

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EMERGING REGULATIONS

US states’ aviation officials develop first consolidated AAM policy documents

August 29, 2025

NATO publishes new sense-and-avoid standard for UAS in unsegregated airspace

August 27, 2025

The FAA’s BVLOS NPRM: wider ATM challenges to landmark drone legislation

August 10, 2025

“Protecting America’s Airspace from Unauthorized Drone Activity Act” proposed 

August 5, 2025

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Drone inspections: Road to fully safe and automated operations

September 4, 2025

There are now 92 US cities and airports planning for eVTOL commercial operations

July 9, 2025

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June 13, 2025

Opening Keynote Lineup Announced for Commercial UAV Expo 2025

June 11, 2025
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2 Jun

Operation Spiderweb – why telecom networks are the new Trojan Horse https://www.unmannedairspace.info/counter-uas-systems-and-policies/operation-spiderweb-why-telecom-networks-are-the-new-trojan-horse/

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Finland launches Fintraffic Sky digital drone/civil aviation flight advisory platform https://www.unmannedairspace.info/news-first/finland-launches-fintraffic-sky-digital-drone-civil-aviation-flight-advisory-platform/

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U-ELCOME Italian cluster demonstrates cross-border U-space coordination

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US Army seeking thousands of C-sUAS which can be exported for use in Taiwan

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21 May

US Chamber of Commerce calls for expanded C-UAS authority pilot programme https://www.unmannedairspace.info/counter-uas-systems-and-policies/us-chamber-of-commerce-calls-for-expanded-c-uas-authority-pilot-programme/

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