The European Commission has launched a consultation – starting on 8 October and concluding on 31 December 2021 – to support the development “A Drone
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Thales unveils Ground Observer 20, a multi-mission radar for early UAV detection and ground surveillance
Thales has unveiled a a new ground based multi-mission radar for force protection. The Ground Observer 20 Multi-Mission (GO20 MM) is a single mode multi-mission
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Dutch partnership to establish country’s second DronePort at Den Helder Airport
Following the example of the Eemshaven in Groningen, Den Helder has announced plans to establish its own DronePort. The new drone airport is an initiative
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FAA “on track to issue UAM concept of operations 2.0 in first quarter of 2022” – Chief Scientist Steve Bradford
By Jenny Beechener The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will deliver an updated version of its Concept of Operations (ConOps) for Urban Air Mobility (UAM)
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Drone parachute market predicted to grow from USD5.4 million to USD62 million by 2026 – says new report
A new Drone Parachute Report published by Drone Industry Insights finds the drone parachute market will generate USD5.4 million in 2021 and grow at a
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US DHS selects Drone Shield’s DroneSentry-X on-the-move counter drone systems
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has purchased several DroneSentry-X on-the-move counter drone systems from Drone Shield, continuing a longstanding partnership. In February 2021,
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SESAR GOF2 consortium tests 5G communications in a virtual exercise in Austria
Members of the SESAR GOF2.0 research consortium have completed a virtual exercise in Austria to test 5G communications. Günter Graf, Director New Business Development at
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UK trial tests drone postal deliveries to remote communities as part of Future Flight Challenge
The UK Royal Mail has started a trial of scheduled, autonomous flights for two weeks between Kirkwall and North Ronaldsay (both in the Orkney Islands)
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India’s Medicine from the sky project enables start of medical deliveries in Manipur
India’s Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has launched Indian Council of Medical Research’s (ICMR) Drone Response and Outreach initiative in North East (i-Drone) in Manipur, in
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Everdrone completes first cross-border defibrillator drone delivery between Sweden and Finland
Urban drone specialist Everdrone AB successfully performed a demonstration together with Forum Virium Helsinki where – for the first time ever – a drone delivering
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