The US House and Senate have passed the FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with the American Security Drone Act (ASDA) included. The legislation
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FAA UTM cybersecurity model “successfully tested at NY UAS Test Site”
Unifly has announced the successful completion of the Unified UTM Cybersecurity Model project, granted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as part of the Broad
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NASA flies drones autonomously beyond visual line of sight for air taxi research
Researchers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia recently flew multiple drones beyond visual line of sight with no visual observer. The drones successfully
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RTCA explores the concept of digital flight in white paper ‘enabling future operational concepts’
US standards agency RTCA has published the white paper: Forum for Digital Flight: Enabling Future Operational Concepts in the National Airspace System for All Airspace
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Rheinmetall to modernise Romanian short-range air defence systems under EUR328 million order
Romania has contracted Rheinmetall to upgrade its Oerlikon GDF 103 air defence artillery systems. Valued at EUR328 million, the contract encompasses the delivery of four
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Joby, NASA simulation demonstrates ‘up to 120 air taxi operations per hour’ in busy airspace
Joby Aviation, a company developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for commercial passenger service, reports successful completion of a series of air traffic
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UK regulator seeks UAS airspace expert to join expanding airspace regulation team
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) seeks a UAS Airspace Expert to join the rapidly expanding Airspace Regulation (AR) team as the UK looks to
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US drone and UTM company PrecisionHawk files for bankruptcy
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes Drone operator PrecisionHawk will cease operations and close its Raleigh, North Carolina, headquarters after filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy late last week.
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Netherlands MoD selects BlueHalo for USD30 million Stinger MANPADS trainer
The Netherlands Ministry of Defence Materiel and IT Command has placed an order, valued at USD30 million, with BlueHalo to develop and deliver an Advanced
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Higher airspace operations: US and UK joint statement calls for ICAO work towards global standards
The governments of the UK, the US, Canada, the EU and its member states, and Japan have issued a joint statement expressing support for the efforts of the International Civil Aviation
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