The US Air Force has released a video animation of the prototype directed energy weapon used to disable the electronics in drones. The Tactical High Power Operational
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Vantis UAS network receives additional USD20 million from North Dakota legislature
North Dakota’s statewide Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) network known as Vantis has received USD20 million investment boost from North Dakota Legislature. The funding is part of
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General Dynamics teams with Dedrone to offer counter drone technology to US government customers
General Dynamics Mission Systems has teamed with counter drone company Dedrone to provide drone detection and drone neutralising capability to US government customers. The partners aim
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Switzerland invites drone operators to join new forum addressing U-space operational services
Switzerland’s public-private partnership set up to develop and implement U-space in Swiss airspace (SUSI) has set up a subgroup of drone operators called SUSI-OPS. The
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LightWare microlidar technology offers collision avoidance capability for small UAS
LightWare’s latest addition to its scanning LiDAR range, the SF45, offers scanning capability for applications such as collision avoidance, navigation, detect and avoid, height above
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“FAA to form new BVLOS aviation rulemaking committee” – administrator Steve Dickson
“I’m pleased to announce that the FAA is forming a new Aviation Rulemaking Committee, or ARC, to help the agency develop a regulatory path for
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ISO “takes next step to develop UTM service provider and vertiport global standards”
ISO Technical Committee 20/SC16 has decided to develop draft international standards (DIS) for UAS traffic management service suppliers (USSs) (ISO 23629-12) and vertiport operations (5015-2),
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DARPA “successfully trials low-cost multi-layer, non-kinetic counter-UAS system”
The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) reports that in recent tests at Eglin Air Force Base, DARPA’s Mobile Force Protection (MFP) programme successfully
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NATO to test multiple directed energy weapon anti-drone solutions in October
NATO experts will gather in October this year at the Salto di Quirra military test range in Sardinia, Italy, to test-fire different kinetic and directed
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NUAIR supports trials to show AVSS drone parachute system complies with ASTMI standards
The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance, Inc (NUAIR) recently put the Aerial Vehicle Safety Solutions Inc. (AVSS) drone parachute recovery system through rigorous safety
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