A group of Turkish defense contractors is testing a kamikaze unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that will be used to counter and neutralize other drone-borne threats,
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FAA selects industry and academic partners to test solutions to advance BVLOS operations
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has contracted Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RI&S), a Raytheon Technologies business, to advance Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLoS) operations
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WATMC 2021: Seeing “UTM as a concept, not a thing” will result in faster development of support services
By Jenny Beechener Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) relies on a robust regulatory framework, secure networks and reliable data according to panel experts discussing “The push
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WATMC 2021: “You will be able to catch a flying taxi in Paris by 2024, accompanied by a pilot” says expert panel
By Jenny Beechener Panellists agreed by 2024, unmanned aerial mobility will be a reality in “certain areas” based on trials commencing in multiple locations. Volocopter
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WATMC 2021: GUTMA shows timeline of global UTM regulatory implementation
A comparison graphic shown at the World ATM Global Congress earlier today by Koen De Vos, Secretary General of the Global UTM Association (GUTMA) shows
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Volcopter and infrastructure/UTM partners “to bring eVTOL operations to Italy by 2024”
Volocopter, Atlantia, Aeroporti di Roma, the Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) and ENAV, Italy’s air navigation service provider have announced a partnership to bring urban
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WATMC 2021: Altitude Angel extends Inmarsat partnership with Velaris BVLOS connectivity services
Altitude Angel and Inmarsat have announced that Altitude Angel is confirmed as the first member of a new partnership network for Inmarsat’s Velaris connectivity solution. According to
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Indian government publishes policy framework for introducing UTM
India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation has published an important high-level UTM roadmap in which stakeholder roles are defined and the next steps for UTM implementation
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Commercial drones “could cut CO2 emissions for freight deliveries by half” – Cranfield University
As part of the report, ‘UAVs: Unlocking positive transformation in the world’, Cranfield University has used its own modelling and primary data resources to compare the
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WATMC 2021: CATS Global Council launches its vision of airspace management in 2045
The Complete Air Traffic System (CATS) Global Council, a forum of industry bodies, believes that a shared blueprint and joint action are vital to make
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