The Federal Aviation Administration’s Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight (BVLOS) Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) report is due this November, according to Jay Merkle, Executive Director of the
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Category: Emerging regulations
NASA, FAA and industry partners apply UTM model to preliminary operational concept for higher airspace
US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate writer John Gould explains in a recent blog how the collaboration between NASA, the
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India’s Ministry of civil aviation publishes liberalised Drone Rules 2021, replaces existing more restrictive rules
India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has replaced existing rules applying to Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) with new liberalised Drone Rules 2021. The previous rules
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Australian drone association seeks clarity on unmanned aircraft levy
The Australian Association for Unmanned Systems (AAUS) is seeking greater transparency on RPAS costs and revenue and has submitted a request under the Freedom of
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ANRA launches SmartSkies SORA risk assessment tool for drone operations in the EASA ‘specific’ category
U-space service provider ANRA has launched SmartSkies SORA, a fully integrated specified operations risk assessment capability that enables pilots to perform a risk assessment for
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New publication, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management: UTM, describes operational and regulatory environment
Michael S Baum is the author of a new book published by Taylor & Francis Ltd called Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management: UTM. The book
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AUVSI Xpontenial: ‘Outcomes-based regulation will balance needs of UAS technology risk and benefits’ – Zipline
Zipline CEO Keller Rinaudo told AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2021 attendees in his keynote on 19 August that the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) industry is held back
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UK CAA seeks participants to participate in detect and avoid technology sandbox challenge
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Innovation Hub is launching a series of Technology Demonstrators aiming to investigate key technologies that can be used as
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AUVSI Xponential: FAA Administrator commits to smart and fair regulation to ensure public trust for safe drone integration
In a keynote presentation at the opening session of AUVSI Xponential 2021, Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Steve Dickson underlined the agency’s efforts to develop rules
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FAA UPP2 research suggests high density BVLOS UTM operations possible but refinements needed
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced the results of its Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) Pilot Program (UPP) 2 set of trials
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