Scotland’s Mercury Drone Ports programme welcomes drone companies interested in developing technology to support beyond line of sight (BVLOS) operations at the Mercury Drone Ports centre
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UN counter terrorism office warns of threat to peace and security from increased drone use
A briefing on 9 August to the United Nations Security Council by Vladimir Voronkov, under-secretary-general of the UN office of counter terrorism, warned of threats
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Flyvercity supports urban BVLOS flights, joins Global UTM Association
The latest member to join the Global Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) Traffic Management Association (GUTMA), Flyvercity, is an Israeli start-up company focused on building solutions
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New wind sensor uses smart materials to improve drone performance
Engineers at Ohio State University have designed and successfully tested a highly efficient wind sensor for use on drones, balloons and other autonomous aircraft, says
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Black Sage selected to provide counter drone systems at major international airport
Black Sage Technologies has won a contract to provide counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) and services at an undisclosed international airport. The multi-million, multi-year contract will
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AUVSI and Fortress team to develop cybersecurity risk-based framework for uncrewed vehicles
The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) and Fortress Information Security (Fortress) have initiated an industry-wide collaboration focused on developing an enterprise cybersecurity model
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Airways’ AirShare visualises UAS positions in real-time, integrates FlyFreely drone management platform
Airways International’s Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) solution AirShare has launched an API to receive live unmanned aircraft positions and visualise them for airspace managers
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Burgas city, Bulgaria, plans U-space trial to support commercial drone services
The municipality of Burgas in Bulgaria is evaluating drone operations and its first trials U-space trials. Burgas is a port city where four organisations are
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Ukrainian C-UAS systems “have shot down 55 Russian drones” – Tim de Zitter report
An independent and personally-developed report by defence analyst Tim De Zitter (Lifecycle manager Land Combat Missiles, GBAD and CUAS and GMG systems within the Belgian
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US authorises use of millimetre-wave spectrum for tests by Amazon Prime Air
The US Federal Communications Commission has granted permission to Amazon Prime Air for drone testing over the next two years using millimeter-wave spectrum, reports RCR
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