By Philip Butterworth-Hayes On my way to the Eurosatory defence show in Paris last week I met a Ukrainian defence procurement official. “We have one
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Category: LATEST NEWS AND INFORMATION
US Air Mobility Command seeks industry support to enable airborne counter-UAS capabilities
The US Air Force Air Force Air Mobility Command (AMC) is seeking information on concepts and technologies related to an on‑aircraft Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft System
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EHang completes flight trials of European GNSS EGNOS airspace integration procedures
China’s eVTOL manufacturer EHang has announced the completion of a series of flights by its EH216-S electric Vertical Take Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft supported
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MatrixSpace selected for AFWERX project for C-UAS and airspace awareness roles
MatrixSpace has been selected by AFWERX for a USD1.25M Direct-to-Phase II small business innovation research (SBIR) project to develop a prototype lightweight, multi-function, multi-band antenna
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Honeywell to acquire CAES with view to develop C-UAS technologies
Honeywell has agreed to acquire CAES Systems Holdings LLC (CAES) from private equity firm Advent International for approximately USD1.9 billion. The acquisition will bring new
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Blue Dart and Skye Air team up for drone deliveries in India
Logistics operator Blue Dart has partnered with Skye Air to start drone deliveries in India. Blue Dart had previously conducted visual line of sight trials
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JEDA and EASA collaborate “to develop safe and secure UAS market in the EU”
The President of the Joint European Drone Associations (JEDA), Julie Garland, and Executive Director of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), Florian Guillermet have
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LVNL and Altitude Angel re-launch new look GoDrone flight planning app
Netherlands ANSP LVNL and Altitude Angel have announced the new look GoDrone flight planning app, which went live yesterday (21 June) on iOS and Android.
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DroneShield receives USD4.7M C-UAS contract from new customer
DroneShield has received a USD4.7 million order from a new international customer, to provide multiple vehicle-based counter-drone systems. The vehicle-based solution will offer a rapidly
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ENAIRE outlines next stage in U-space platform development – plans to be a service provider
ENAIRE will publish drone flight areas and centralize all U-space information following the publication of Royal Decree 517/2024 approved on 4 June by the Council
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