By Philip Butterworth-Hayes* It seems somehow strange that in most of the world the only responsibility that local authorities have for managing drone and urban
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Category: LATEST NEWS AND INFORMATION
NASA-FAA UTM team publishes ‘conflict management model’ to support UTM use cases.
The NASA-Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) research transition team that addresses key areas within the US Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) research programme has added its findings
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NASA simulates gas pipeline inspections in final systems integration demonstration
NASA reports simulations of serial inspections of gas and petroleum pipelines during the final Systems Integration and Operationalization (SIO) demonstration flight with partner American Aerospace Technologies Inc
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Spain launches drone forum to identify best practice and support safe, regulated operations
Spanish air navigation service provider ENAIRE has created a forum for stakeholders from the drone sector to meet. The Grupo de Trabajo Operativo de Drones
Read moreFive US airports to evaluate unmanned aircraft detection and mitigation systems
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected five host airports to evaluate technologies and systems that could detect and mitigate potential safety risks posed by
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DroneShield joins two US counter drone research and development consortiums
Counter drone manufacturer DroneShield reports it has been accepted into two US Department of Defense (DoD) consortiums – System of Systems Consortium (SOSSEC) and Sensors,
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ENAIRE and Airbus join forces to develop U-space services in Spain
Spanish air navigation service provider ENAIRE has signed a general protocol of action with Airbus for the promotion of aerospace research, development and innovation in
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European DroneWISE project presents findings and operational information to counter drone threats
The European-funded DroneWise project to protect public spaces from terrorist attack by drone presented latest findings at a Counter-UAS workshop in early March. The event
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ICAO Council makes progress on new remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) standards
During its ongoing 222nd Session, the ICAO Council has adopted new and amended Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) driving important progress on the international safety
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“UTM will change the dynamic between pilots and controllers” – ICAO Drone Enable
By Jenny Beechener “’Controller and ‘pilot’ will have very different meanings in the future,” said Nancy Graham of Graham Aerospace at the ICAO Drone Enable
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