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
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
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”
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”
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
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
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
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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Political and industry opposition to drones and eVTOLs: currently uncoordinated but growing
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The unfavourable reaction from Paris local politicians across the political divide to the launch of electric air taxi operations during the 2024
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White House publishes national spectrum strategy to improve spectrum management
The White House has published a landmark National Spectrum Strategy and a Presidential Memorandum on modernizing US spectrum policy that, together, lay out a blueprint for American
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