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FAA and NASA experts share top UAS and UAM developments in 2023

January 3, 2024 Jenny Beechener Commentary, UAS traffic management news, Urban air mobility

An interview by Dawn of Drones with Kevin Morris, Federal Aviation Administration drone specialist and Huy Tran, Director of Aeronautics at the Ames Research Center

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Iran’s Shahed-238 presents stiffer challenges for counter-UAS in Ukraine

January 1, 2024 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary, Counter-UAS systems and policies

The emergence of Iran’s jet-powered Shahed-238 UCAV, revealed by the Ashura University of Aerospace Sciences and Technologies last November, has led to considerable speculation on

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Ensuring safety and privacy: the impact of the EU AI Act on drone technology

December 13, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary

By Richard Ryan The European Union’s provisional agreement on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act is a landmark development, particularly in the context of drone technology,

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Need for counter-drone assets similar to large-calibre ammunition, says Pentagon acquisition chief

December 4, 2023 Tim Mahon Commentary

US Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Dr William LaPlante, says that the conflicts in Ukraine and Israel are among the factors influencing

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UTM industry faces a funding black hole – latest Unmanned Airspace market survey

December 4, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary, UTM and C-UAS market analysis

Unmanned Airspace‘s latest global UAS traffic management (UTM) market report, published today, forecasts the market for UTM systems and services will be worth USD1.8 billion

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Russian attempts to improve drone performance “may have contributed to significant recent losses”

December 4, 2023 Tim Mahon Commentary, Counter-UAS systems and policies

Social media posts recently from Victory Drone – a Ukrainian drone developer and training company – reveal interesting developments surrounding the defeat of a mass

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Russian DIY drone jamming solutions “proving to be counter-productive”

November 30, 2023 Tim Mahon Commentary, Counter-UAS systems and policies

A wealth of recent reports on social media – in Ukraine, Russia and elsewhere – have focused attention on an ironic development in the ongoing

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Ukraine’s drones face an uphill struggle against Russian electronic warfare assets

November 29, 2023 Tim Mahon Commentary, Counter-UAS systems and policies

A marked superiority in Russian electronic warfare (EW) capabilities, compared with those of Ukraine, is beginning to have a noticeable effect. Ukrainian losses in drones

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“De-confliction, conformance monitoring standards effective in UTM trials” – FAA

November 27, 2023 Jenny Beechener Commentary, Emerging regulations, UAS traffic management news, Urban air mobility

By Jenny Beechener The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has concluded 12 months’ of field testing to test and validate technologies and standards to support

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GSMA finds MNO connectivity key to advancing air mobility markets of APAC and North America

November 27, 2023 Jenny Beechener Commentary, UAS traffic management news, Urban air mobility, UTM and C-UAS market analysis

The mobile communications association GSMA reviewed business models across Asia Pacific (APAC) and North American markets relating to investments by mobile network operators (MNOs) and

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June 12, 2025

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

March 13, 2025

“1,504 vertiports now planned for construction worldwide” – latest Global AAM/UAM Market Map report

September 26, 2024

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

September 12, 2024

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EMERGING REGULATIONS

Brazil’s ANAC publishes new risk-based drone rule proposals, introducing SORA

June 13, 2025

US establishes counter drone task force as part of wider EO on securing airspace

June 7, 2025

Presidential order directs FAA to enable routine BVLOS operations

June 7, 2025

AUVSI president testifies: “Individual waivers are not a substitute for a comprehensive rule”

June 5, 2025

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June 13, 2025

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June 13, 2025

Opening Keynote Lineup Announced for Commercial UAV Expo 2025

June 11, 2025

Global AAM infrastructure planning “now over USD100 million a month: China, US soar while Europe languishes”

January 27, 2025
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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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High Lander and INVOLI form traffic management partnership https://www.unmannedairspace.info/latest-news-and-information/high-lander-and-invloi-form-traffic-management-partnership/

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