EU agencies have agreed that “a coordinated approach in the field of Space Traffic Management (STM) at the European level is crucial to react to
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New test, development and training centre officially opens at DronePort Eemshaven
Officially opened in early July, DronePort Eemshaven Heliport is an airport test site created by OWIC, EMS Maritime offshore and Groningen Seaports. The facility enables
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Thales signs cooperation agreement with Operational Solutions to deliver counter drone solutions
Thales and Operational Solutions Limited (OSL) have signed a cooperation agreement to further develop and deliver joint opportunities and solutions in the areas of civil
Read moreANSI ‘Gaps Progress Report’ tracks development in UAS standardisation and suggests future modifications
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has released a Gaps Progress Report that tracks standards developing organisations to address the gaps identified in the Standardisation
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City of Ontario, California, starts testing drone deliveries in dedicated neighbourhood
Drone service provider Airspace Link has started testing the safe integration of drones into the City of Ontario, California. An event entitled “Tech on Tap”
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US activates near real-time tracking system for space launches and reentry
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has activated the prototype Space Data Integrator (SDI), a new software tool that tracks a space launch or reentry
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EU launches continent-wide EUR15 million C-UAS capability development programme
The European Commission has launched the JEY-CUAS – “Joint European sYstem for Countering Unmanned Aerial Systems” programme, involving 14 countries and 38 entities to pave
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NASA adds aeronautic, UTM and infrastructure partners to its AAM National Campaign
NASA reports that 13 companies and one university have signed agreements with NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility project’s National Campaign to continue work towards integrating air taxis, cargo delivery aircraft and
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France trials C-UAS laser defence system planned for 2024 Olympics
According to Reuters, France’s Directorate General of Armaments on July 7 successfully demonstrated a laser counter-UAS weapon that the defence ministry hopes to see fully
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Operational risk assessments and BVLOS flight: using analytics for advanced drone operations
Ted Driver, OneSky Head of Analytics and Operations Reproduced with the kind permission of OnsSky. The original article can be found here: https://www.onesky.xyz/post/operational-risk-assessments-and-bvlos-flight-using-analytics-for-advanced-drone-operations As we
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