By Philip Butterworth-Hayes We are now in the fourth stage of the drone war in Ukraine. Stage one was characterised by Ukraine’s successful use of
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Australia seeks public feedback on remote ID and drone privacy guidelines proposals
Australia’s Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts has published two surveys to collect public feedback on Remote Drone Identification and Drone
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OneSky builds airspace information layers as part of Korea’s UATM solution
Unmanned Air Traffic Management (UATM) company OneSky is part of a consortium supporting the Korea – Urban Air Mobility (K-UAM) challenge aimed at commercialization of
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Paris 2023 Air Show highlights the new UAM challenge of finding a place to land
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes Two important deadlines were confirmed during the 2023 Paris Air Show: July 2024 for the start of the Paris Olympic Games, during
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MIT Lincoln Labs responds to FAA UAS BVLOS request for comment
MIT Lincoln Laboratory has responded to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) request for comment on UAS Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight Operations. Technical representative Andrew Weinert posted
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GUTMA working group addresses UTM certification challenges: Why Automated Testing?
The Global UTM Association (GUTMA) Standards Harmonization Working Group has released a new publication entitled Why Automated Testing? The document explores the significance of automated
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FAA reauthorization bill could add space traffic management to agency work – Space News
A bill introduced in the House to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration includes a provision directing the agency to get involved in space traffic management,
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AUVSI details discussions points from Xelevate’s 2023 Airspace Awareness conference
The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) exhibited at the Airspace Awareness and Protection Conference, co-hosted by Xelevate – the DC and NC Unmanned
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Scaling cellular command-and-control capability for multiple drone operations
Boris Resnick is a CTO at Flyvercity (https://www.flyvercity.com/), an Israeli company that builds 5G-based services for drone operators and traffic management. Boris also leads ACJA
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“Counter-drone laser weapons still limited compared to other C-UAS systems” – Skylock’s Ofer Kachan
In a new blog post, Skylock’s Chief Technology Officer Ofer Kachan has questioned the feasibility of applying laser weapons to counter-UAS applications. “While the concept
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