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
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
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
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
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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What the new EU Artificial Intelligence Act means for drones, UTM and eVTOLs
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes On January 24 this year the European Commission launched a package of measures to support European companies in the development of trustworthy
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What’s ahead for 2024 in the US drone world: DFR and remote ID take off but DJI doesn’t
By Mary-Lou Smulders, Chief Marketing Officer at Dedrone 2024 has officially arrived. Already tired of election coverage? We’ve still got 11 months to go. But
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Integrating connectivity and ground risk data for drone operations – Airborne RF
Telecom operators play a key role in the evolving drone landscape by collaborating with platforms which Common Information Service Providers (CISPs). As the industry continues
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Cellular-enabled aerial vehicles: GSMA paper explores cellular support for drones
The GSMA North America Vertical Application Taskforce (NAVA) has published a new whitepaper about cellular-enabled Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UASs) reflecting
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Fighting tomorrow’s war: our view of battlefield counter-UAS procurement challenges in 2024
Tim Mahon is Publishing Director, Counter-UAS for Unmanned Publications Ltd. There is an age-old military adage that tomorrow’s war will be fought at the junction
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