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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Xponential 2023: AUVSI publishes new white paper on autonomy in aviation
Today at XPONENTIAL 2023, the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) announced the publication of a white paper encompassing all forms of autonomous flight,
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Altitude Angel public survey finds “getting permission to fly” among top challenges
Altitude Angel has released the results of a public survey it carried out in 2022 on the use of drones. Over 65% of respondents were
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Unidentified drones over critical infrastructure ‘a major concern’ – industry comment
A report by Danish newspaper Borsen says the Danish Energy Agency received 16 reports of drone and ship activity at energy facilities in the weeks
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ADW 2023: U-space: difficult to implement and even harder to commercialise
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes Hurry up and wait. For Europe’s drone operators who hoped that January 2023 implementation of the European Union’s U-space regulation would unleash
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What technique best defeats rogue drones?
Reproduced with kind permission from the article originator – DroneShield This question has surged into importance as threats from drones—becoming more and more capable and
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NASA releases findings from a cost and benefit analysis of orbital debris remediation
NASA has released a new publication address the growing issue of space debris. Entitled ‘Cost and Benefit Analysis of Orbital Debris Remediation’, the report presents
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Airspace World: ‘There will be no industry within two years without scalability – EU Drone Strategy 2.0
By Jenny Beechener Benoit Curdy from Swiss regulator FOCA said U-space is still only seen as very specific airspaces, whereas “the goal is to scale.
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GSMA and GUTMA release ‘Landscape Whitepaper on UAS Cellular Ecosystem’
The cellular ecosystem for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) market is still in its infancy according to the mobile network association GSMA. The main actors involved
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UAS Operators: Be Aware
By Peter van Blyenburgh The Current Situation Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly referred to as “drones”, embody the technological progress made in several key technology
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