The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is developing counter-UAS system equipment standards for detection, management and interdiction of rogue drones and plans to develop a draft
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Category: Emerging regulations
December FAA and ASTM remote ID publications “will transform commercial drone operations worldwide”
When the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) publishes its notice of proposed rule-making (NPRM) on remote identification of drones for public comment this December it could
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RPAS categories updated in line with risk-based approach at JARUS meeting
Members of the Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems (JARUS) updated the categories which apply to Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) at the recent bi-annual
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UK introduces drone registration from December 2019
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced mandatory registration comes into force for drones and model aircraft from 30 November 2019. The online system will
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U-Space “technically feasible but concerns remain” – PODIUM research conclusions
The U-Space concept – at least for U-Space service levels one and two – is viable and current UAS traffic management (UTM) technologies are approaching
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DAC gives FAA recommendations on remote drone ID equipage and incentives
The Drone Advisory Committee (DAC), in its meeting with Federal Aviation Administration on 17 October, has developed a series of recommendations for voluntary equipage of
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New drone bill would let states, not federal government, set drone rules in the USA
US Senator Mike Lee (for Utah) on 16 October introduced a Drone Integration and Zoning Act, proposing state-level jurisdiction over airspace up to 200 feet
Read moreEASA workshop fine-tunes U-Space regulatory opinion before public consultation
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is due to publish over the next few days the final version of its U-Space Draft (regulations) Opinion for
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New parliamentary report aims to accelerate integration of drones within UK economy
The UK’s parliament Science and Technology Committee published its report on Commercial and recreational drone use in the UK on October 11, setting out a
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New survey finds major discrepancies in European U-Space adoption plans
European nations’ adoption of U-Space, or UAS traffic management (UTM), services is happening spasmodically, with different operating limits, according to a paper presented by Cristina
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