Michael Robbins is President and CEO of the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI). Lisa Ellman is Executive Director of the Commercial Drone Alliance. Here.
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Category: Commentary
“Navigating U-space and USSP certification: a new era in drone airspace management”
By Amit Ganjoo, Founder and CEO of ANRA Technologies As the global drone industry grows and evolves, managing airspace for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) has
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What’s happening to UTM research? Government spending falls at the wrong time
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes On 19 September 2024, the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) Joint Undertaking announced that 18 exploratory research projects had officially kicked
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AAM market dominance: who is winning the global AAM network wars? Part one
The latest update to the 500 page plus Global AAM/UAM Market Map database now includes details on 249 individual advanced/urban air mobility programmes in 60 countries throughout
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Flying a drone for the Fourth? So is everyone else. How to keep safe this Independence Day
Mary-Lou Smulders, Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Government Affairs, Dedrone Summer is the peak travel season in the US, and 2024 is no exception.
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Eurosatory 2024: Excellent technical military counter-UAS solutions to the wrong problem
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes On my way to the Eurosatory defence show in Paris last week I met a Ukrainian defence procurement official. “We have one
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What’s missing from EASA’s first U-space Easy Access Rules? The business case
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the first Easy Access Rules (EAR) for U-space (Regulation (EU) 2021/664). According to EASA:
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All change: global UTM industry starts major pivot towards advanced air mobility
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes Over the last few weeks, United Arab Emirates (UAE) States have announced major advanced air mobility (AAM) eco-system development plans[1], with eVTOLs
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How drone and C-UAS warfare has changed the battlefield in the last few weeks
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The evolution of drone and counter-drone warfare in Ukraine is changing the way armies, air forces and navies need to prepare for
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Developing a state-wide communications framework for eVTOLs and ground vehicles
In the United States, WSP has been working with Michigan to advance a communications framework for the state’s emerging AAM ecosystem. According to WSP Vice
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