UK company Drone Defence Services Ltd (Drone Defence) has secured UKP500,000 in seed funding from US based corporate investor Scientel Solutions, (Illinois, USA) to develop
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US Army develops low cost sensors to detect obstacles
US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army Research Laboratory researchers have developed a novel sensor and software application to detect and avoid energised power lines in
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“Three steps to commercial drone economic viability” – UPS Flight Forward
By Jenny Beechener Three developments are necessary before drone operations become economically viable according to Bala Ganesh Vice President Advanced Technology Group, UPS Flight Forward.
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FAA issues guide to Tactical BVLOS waivers to assist first responders with emergency drone operations
To support the approval of “Tactical Beyond Visual Line of Sight” operations, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a guide to TBVLOS waivers,
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Iprosurv selects Altitude Angel as global map data provider
Survey and inspection provider, Iprosurv, has opted to embed Altitude Angel’s market leading data in its flight mapping solutions. According to the Altitude Angel press
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India’s regulator supports BVLOS flight trials to help define regulatory framework
India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is supporting beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) trials to help define a regulatory framework for Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles
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Automated flight – a key topic in UK’s Future Flight Challenge
Helios (an Egis company) and its partner the University of York is supporting UK Research and Innovation’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund’s Future Flight Challenge in developing
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NSO Group, latest member to join GUTMA
Intelligence and law-enforcement specialist NSO Group is the latest member to join the Global Unmanned Traffic Management Association (GUTMA). NSO Goup supplies Eclipse, a cyber
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Airservices Australia seeks proposals to develop prototype Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) system
Airservices Australia has released a Request for Information (RFI) for the development of a Flight Information Management System (FIMS) prototype to be built with industry partners
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US government issues advisory document describing legal framework applicable to counter drone technology
The Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have issued an
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