Andøya Space Center in Norway has installed an airspace management system supplied by Indra Navia in order to safely perform complex drone operations alongside manned
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Japan to build prototype operational UTM system by February 2020 following successful Fukushima trial
Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), NEC Corporation, NTT DATA Corporation, Hitachi, Ltd., ZENRIN CO., and Japan Meteorological Association are developing a
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Norway announces new operating rules as 930,000 Norwegians plan to buy drones
New regulations for professional and hobbyist drone operators have been highlighted at the UNC Conference in Fornebu, Norway, with individual presentations and reports from the
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US Homeland Security issues Request for Information for UAS detection, tracking and mitigation solutions
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a request for information (RFI) to announce the Air Domain Awareness and Protection in the National
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Echodyne radars provide urban drone detection in DARPA San Diego test programme
Radar manufacturer Echodyne supplied the radars deployed by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the Aerial Dragnet programme aimed at detecting and
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Dedrone “is now the sole producer of the DroneDefender C-UAS”
Dedrone has announced it is now the sole producer of the DroneDefender counter-UAS system and has set up a new company to market its portfolio
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FAA adds four new airports and seven industry partners to its LAANC programme
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced two important expansions of the Low Altitude Authorization and Capability (LAANC) programme, which automates the application and approval process for
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US Air Force continues X-MADIS field testing
Counter drone supplier Ascent Vision Technologies has completed the latest phase of its eXpeditionary Mobile Air Defense Integrated System (X-MADIS) field testing with the US
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Queensland to build new drone flight test facility
Queensland’s Minister for State Development has announced a AUD14.5 million investment for the first phase of a commercial drone flight testing facility at Cloncurry Airport,
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GUTMA to hold next “Connected Skies” event in Barcelona, 26 February 2020
The Global UTM Association’s (GUTMA) next “Connected Skies” conference will take place on 26 February in Barcelona, Spain. According to the association: “Following the success
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