The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has granted formal Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA) approval to Coptrz for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations
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Malaysia orders Thales radars to increase aerial surveillance capabilities
Thales will provide two additional Ground Master 400 alpha (GM400α) radars to reinforce Malaysia’s situational awareness. These additional radars will bring the total number of
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UK Space Agency launches GBP 75M tender for removing space debris
The UK Space Agency has launched a new procurement process to tackle the growing threat of space debris, initiating a GBP 75.6 million tender for
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Ukraine codifies domestic pump-action shotguns for use against kamikaze drones
The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has codified a number of new domestically manufactured infantry weapons. These include three domestically produced modifications of 12-gauge smoothbore
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US Coast Guard seeks information on fixed, temporary, mobile and portable C-UAS technology
The United States Coast Guard is inviting capability statements from industry regarding their counter-uncrewed aerial systems (C-UAS) technologies The US Coast Guard is interested in
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US Army to lead joint-forces C-UAS capabilities task force
The United States Department of Defense plans to establish a forces-wide task force to accelerate the development and deployment of counter-uncrewed aerial systems capabilities (C-UAS).
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EUREKA simulates vertiport network for interoperability exercise
A real-time simulation to assess airspace interoperability in vertiport networks recently took place at Leonardo’s simulation facilities in Italy. Part of the EUREKA SESAR3 Fast
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Inspector General says FAA could improve BVLOS programme goals and data
An audit by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the US Department of Transportation has found that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has made
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Skeydrone’s Drone Radar moves from passive monitoring to active risk management
SkeyDrone has introduced an upgrade to Drone Radar and Monitor, moving from an alert-based model to a threat-based system. Previously, each incident – such as
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Europe’s U-space logjam: the dangers of, and remedies to, slow progress
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The slow rate of U-space adoption in Europe is starting to take its toll on the European drone and wider advanced air
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