North Dakota Department of Commerce has awarded a USD10 million matching grant to The Grand Farm Research Initiative to advance autonomous agriculture technology in North
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India Briefing examines policy measures to support the country’s indigenous drone industry
A report published by India Briefing, reproduced in UAS Vision, details India’s drone policy and ambitions to turn the country into a drone hub by
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KDDI and Japan Airlines “partner to accelerate BVLOS and flights-over-people operations”
Japanese mobile network operator KDDI is partnering with Japan Airlines to expand its drone services, reports UAS Vision. According to news service NHK “KDDI has
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India’s Himachal Pradesh state tests BVLOS medical deliveries as part of expanding drone operations
Drone company Skye Air Mobility has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Information Technology in Himachal Pradesh to promote medical and
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Germany to fast track U-space deployment after successful Hamburg sandbox trials
Germany is planning to go ahead with the launch of several U-space areas in the country during 2023 following the publication of recommendations and results
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Satellite-based communication for UAM: AZO, Droniq, CGI begin feasibility study
By Chris Stonor Partners AZO, Droniq and CGI announced this week, the beginning of a feasibility study to evaluate a space-based communication system for Urban
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Embry-Riddle researching hyperlocal weather-prediction tools for urban drone deliveries
Researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in the USA are proving the viability of the hyperlocal weather-prediction tools needed to fly autonomous systems in populated areas
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Denmark’s UAS test centre at HCA Airport counts over 1,000 operations in 2021
The Danish Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Test Center reports 1,047 drone operations during 2021 carried out in HCA Airport airspace near Odense. This corresponds to
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Dedrone posts vacancies in engineering, sales, administration and marketing in the US and Germany
Counter drone company Dedrone has posted vacancies for several roles including: Operations, engineering, marketing, software development and administration. Further information is available here For more
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Local authorities to help coordinate U-space deployment – new EASA proposals
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The formation of a new U-space implementation organisation – the U-space Coordinator – was one of the key outcomes of the European
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