Despite a 70% increase in the national defence budget for 2024 and a concerted government effort to increase productivity in key defence industries, the nation
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Skyports and Makutu launch pilot study to automate BVLOS water quality surveys in the UK
Skyports Drone Services in collaboration with Makutu has successfully completed maiden test flights for a new drone inspection service set to help water companies monitor
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Saudia “to start Lilium eVTOL flights for Hajj pilgrims in 2024”
According to Mohammed Al Qahtani, CEO of Saudi Arabia Holding Co, in a Linkedin post: “In a pioneering step towards modernizing transportation methods, Saudi Airlines
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Will the USA’s UAM infrastructure be ready for operations in 2026? Partly
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes Many forecasts for the advanced air mobility (AAM) and urban air mobility (UAM) industries suggest that 2024 will be the year of
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Chess Dynamics’ Hawkeye MMP demonstrates electro-magnetic compatibility in Norwegian test programme
Chess Dynamics’ Hawkeye MMP vehicle surveillance system has demonstrated its electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) performance as part of the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency’s (NDMA) Observation Targeting
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EU launches future mobility taskforce, recommendations expected in Spring 2024
European Commissioner for Transport Adina Vălean launched the EU Future Mobility Taskforce in Brussels last week, with the goal of providing guidance to policymakers for
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Crewed and uncrewed aircraft operate in shared airspace during Californian wildfire tests
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reports successful shared airspace operations during a simulated wildfire environment in California in Spring 2023, reports an FAA article published
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Nokia extends partner programme to accelerate drones-as-a-service in north America
Nokia has extended its Drones-as-a-Service partner program with existing private wireless partners to provide Nokia Drone Networks benefits to industries in North America. Through this
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Certifight analyses U-space regulation compliance, identifies key standards
Certiflight is a European project which aims to offer a new U-space service for the legal certification of tracks generated by drones and aircraft flights.
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Milestone live-fire trial for Rheinmetall Skyranger 30 paves way for system qualification this year
A successful test and live-fire campaign at Rheinmetall’s Ochsenboden proving ground in December is clearing the path for total system qualification of the company’s Skyranger
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