According to the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)’s new Annual Safety Review for 2024 there was one fatality and one case of a serious
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Tusk seeks NATO support to shoot down Russian drones over Ukraine
Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, said his country would take out Russian drones and missiles over Ukraine before they stray into Polish airspace, if
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USAF seeks market information on electro-optical/infrared C-UAS technologies
The United States Air Force (USAF) Counter small-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) branch is requesting information regarding Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) camera technologies related to combatting the sUAS
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Russian aerostat company devises WW1-inspired drone protection system
Russian media reports that Pervyy Dirizhabl (First Dirigible) has developed a drone protection system comprising a net that is attached to aerostats. The company produces
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Germany grants BVLOS approval to Securitas for critical infrastructure protection by drone
Security specialist Securitas has received approval from the national civil aviation authority for fully automated drone operations and beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flights
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US Army flies 50 targets simultaneously in latest C-UAS test
The US Army is concerned that adversaries could potentially use small uncrewed aerial systems (sUAS) to target service members, necessitating robust counter-UAS (C-sUAS) defences for
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Speedbird Aero joins Drone Logistics Ecosystem
Speedbird Aero has become the latest member of Drone Logistics Ecosystem (DLE). DLE aims to bring together stakeholders to collaborate on standardisation, and currently includes
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FAA approves agri-drones for BVLOS, swarming and night flights
Drone spraying network Rantizo has received US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval to swarm up to three drones over 55 pounds (25 kg), without a
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New functionalities added to AirShare Pilot Web
New Zealand uncrewed traffic management provider AirShare has updated its Pilot website to include new functions such as alerts of nearby flights activated by other
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Urban Ray granted approval for BVLOS flights near Cologne
Urban Ray has secured SAIL II (low risk) operational approval from the German Federal Aviation Office to conduct beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flights
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