The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved commercial beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) operations for four companies: Phoenix Air Unmanned, uAvionix, UPS Flight Forward and Zipline, to conduct drone
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Indro Robotics flies in urban wind tunnels for Canadian research council project
Canada’s National Research Council (NRC), in conjunction with Transport Canada and other partners, is conducting research on urban airflow. Airflow in urban centres is very
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Fortem Technologies plans to raise USD50 million in Series B funding to support expansion
Counter drone company Fortem Technologies CEO Jon Gruen has announced plans for a USD50 million Series B funding round, signalling the company’s commitment to growth
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State of Texas introduces drone laws, El Paso International and Aloft provide guidance materials
The State of Texas has approved a new bill that will go into effect September 1, 2023, aimed at enhancing drone safety by restricting flying
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FAA selects D-Fend’s EnforceAir counter drone system for airport test programme
Counter drone company D-Fend has been selected for participation in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s Airport UAS Detection and Mitigation Research Program, under Section 383
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SPX CommTech unveils two new counter drone products at DSEI, 12-15 December
Radio Frequency (RF) solutions manufacturer SPX CommTech, formed by TCI and Enterprise Control Systems (ECS) is to launch two new RF solutions for faster Unmanned Aerial System
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High Lander and UAV Latam to provide drone fleet management in nine Latin American countries
Latin American drone operator UAV Latam, with subsidiaries in nine countries across the continent, has announced that it will be using High Lander’s Orion drone
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Kongsberg selects Teledyne FLIR’s Cerberus XL mobile counter drone system in USD31m Ukraine deal
Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies, has signed a contract with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, Norway, valued at roughly USD31 million to provide its
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US defence department to install ‘AI airspace monitoring system’ to protect Washington DC
An artificial intelligence-powered airspace monitoring system is set to be installed to enhance protection of the nation’s capital with the potential to scale across other
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Rheinmetall, Diehl and Hensoldt submit V/SHORAD proposal to Germany’s armed forces
The Rheinmetall Electronics, Diehl Defence, and Hensoldt Sensors Arbeitsgemeinschaft (ARGE) Nah- und Nächstbereichsschutz (NNbS) short- and very short-range air defence (V/SHORAD) working group has submitted
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