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Category: Commentary

Dutch study defines U-space CIS architecture in compliance with emerging regulations

October 19, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary, Emerging regulations, UAS traffic management news, Urban air mobility

AirHub Consultancy, in collaboration with partners Ordina and MovingDot, conducted a comprehensive study on behalf of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. The

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What EHang’s EH216 type certification means for the global aviation industry

October 16, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary

By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The announcement on October 13 that the EHang EH216-S has obtained a type certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC)

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Ukraine deploying attack drones without human oversight?

October 15, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary, Counter-UAS systems and policies

Press reports circulating in recent days allege that Ukrainian forces are deploying artificial intelligence equipped drones to attack Russian troops without ensuring human oversight, marking

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Hamas and Israel: Will the drone always get through?

October 9, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary, Counter-UAS systems and policies

“I think it is well also for the man in the street to realise that there is no power on earth that can protect him

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AUVSI tracks legislative measures, recommends four principles for lawmakers

October 9, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary, Emerging regulations, UAS traffic management news, Urban air mobility

As a part of its Drone Prepared initiative, the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) tracked all legislation regarding drones and Advanced Air Mobility

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Safe drone operations need ‘drone aeronautical information management’ – Dutch study

October 6, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary, UAS traffic management news, Urban air mobility

On behalf of Dutch air navigation service provider LVNL, AirHub Consultancy and MovingDot have been working on defining the information required for safe and efficient

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Urban area BVLOS operations require ‘continuous communication with central base’- AirborneRF

October 5, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary, Emerging regulations, UAS traffic management news, Urban air mobility

Germany’s Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) has published a report outlining a plan to create new U-space airspaces in Germany. It includes the

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Joint RTCA/FAA webinar calls for UAM corridors and stronger regulatory framework

October 4, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary, Emerging regulations, UAS traffic management news, Urban air mobility

On Wednesday, September 13, RTCA presented Webinar audience members from 40 countries with a discussion of FAA’s Urban Air Mobility (UAM) ConOps, version 2.0.  Dr.

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An urgent matter of drones: What NATO should learn from UAS operations in Ukraine

September 29, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary, Counter-UAS systems and policies

By Tim Mahon A recent report published by the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) in Washington, DC, focuses attention on what the UAS and

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Lessons learned in Ukraine: are they the right ones?

September 28, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary, Counter-UAS systems and policies

by Tim Mahon The C-UAS community – in common with almost every other sector of the broad defence and security worlds – focuses a great

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Brazil is rewriting the rules for its drone future

October 16, 2026

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October 13, 2026

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28 Oct

A report not getting enough attention.
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28 Oct

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

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

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

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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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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