Speaking at ICAO’s fourth Drone Enable symposium, taking place virtually on 13-15 April and 20-21 April online, Mark Wuennenberg, Secretary of the ICAO Unmanned Aircraft
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Astra UTM implements ASTM remote identification standard for unmanned aircraft systems
Astra UTM has implemented ASTM F3411-19 – Standard Specification for Remote ID & Tracking – in line with the company’s vision to align with global
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D-Fend introduces new multi-sensor command & control sensor management system
Counter drone company D-Fend has launched a new Multi-Sensor Command & Control (MSC2) system designed to control multiple sensors used by it EnforceAir anti-drone solution.
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AirMarket and uAvionix formalise partnership ahead of BVLOS flights to test UTM architecture in Alberta, Canada
AirMarket heads up one of two teams selected to conduct official service trials to test Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) operations in Canada in October 2020.
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“Israeli police and CAA not ready to deal with the drone threat” – new Comptroller report
By Arie Egozi the Israeli Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the Israeli Police and its subordinates are not operationally prepared to deal with the threat
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European Commission delays again adoption of U-space package
The European Commission has missed its latest deadline for adopting the U-space package – three regulations that together create the conditions necessary for both drones
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“German population not in favour of delivery drones and air taxis” – new state-funded study
Over the past two years, the Sky Limits joint research project run by Technische Universität Berlin and Wissenschaft im Dialog has addressed the opportunities, challenges
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NASA seeks industry partners to engage with local authority and other advanced air mobility stakeholders
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) is requesting help from industry and other associated organisations to: Communicate the current
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US counter small UAS programme on track with field tests, but faces challenging schedule
Calls by US Congress to field a low collateral Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) in 2021 is looking unlikely according to an article published in
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US Air Force awards Raytheon USD15.5 million contract to upgrade high-energy laser counter UAS system
Raytheon Technologies reports a USD15.5 million contract from the US Air Force to supply an upgraded version of its High-Energy Laser Weapon System (HELWS) for
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