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

December 4, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes 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 Philip Butterworth-Hayes 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 Philip Butterworth-Hayes 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 Philip Butterworth-Hayes 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 Philip Butterworth-Hayes 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 Philip Butterworth-Hayes 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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Political and industry opposition to drones and eVTOLs: currently uncoordinated but growing

November 20, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary, Urban air mobility

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

November 14, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Civil/military integration, Commentary, Emerging regulations, UAS traffic management news, Urban air mobility

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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US C-UAS authority for DOJ and DHS set to expire on 18 November

November 14, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary

By Tim Mahon Unless the US Congress can untangle and resolve its current budget battles, counter-UAS (C-UAS) authority for both the Department of Homeland Security

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November 4, 2026

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October 29, 2026

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October 28, 2026

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October 27, 2026

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28 Oct 2025

A report not getting enough attention.
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28 Oct 2025

Un updated overview of low-altitude traffic programmes in China – province by province https://www.unmannedairspace.info/uncategorized/un-updated-overview-of-low-altitude-traffic-programmes-in-china-province-by-province/

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27 Oct 2025

Will new US state policies on AAM strangle or accelerate the USA’s eVTOL industry? https://www.urbanairmobilitynews.com/emerging-regulations/will-new-us-state-policies-on-aam-strangle-or-accelerate-the-usas-evtol-industry/

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27 Oct 2025

Supporting Drone Strategy 2.0: SESAR U-space research reaches end of the beginning https://www.unmannedairspace.info/uncategorized/supporting-drone-strategy-2-0-sesar-u-space-research-reaches-end-of-the-beginning/

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25 Oct 2025

Florida DOT publishes its AAM network development plan https://www.urbanairmobilitynews.com/new-city-projects/florida-dot-publishes-its-aam-network-development-plan/

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24 Oct 2025

Norway opens U-space sandbox trials next month – “full commercial operations in 2026” https://www.unmannedairspace.info/uncategorized/norway-opens-u-space-sandbox-trials-next-month-full-commercial-operations-in-2026/

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