Honeywell reports it has formed a new business unit dedicated to the growing Unmanned Aerial Systems and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) industries. The Unmanned Aerial
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Progress on UTM and U-space regulations under the spotlight in high level GUTMA regulatory webinar
Authorising beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flights, standards, tracking and coordination of UAS traffic management (UTM) and air traffic management (ATM) operations and progress
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SESAR Drones4Safety consortium builds swarm drone system to monitor critical infrastructure
The EU-funded Drones4Safety research project launched on 1 June 2020 aims to develop an automated drone system to monitor bridges, railroads, and other critical infrastructure. The
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EASA announces type certification of first fully-electric aircraft
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has announced the certification of an electric airplane, the Pipistrel Velis Electro, the first type certification world-wide of
Read moreEurocae releases draft performance standard for RPAS automatic take-off and landing
European standards agency Eurocae has released for open consultation draft standards for “Minimum Aviation Systems Performance Standard for RPAS Automatic Take-off and Landing” ED-283. Prepared
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New counter drone platform from NSO Group provides autonomous response
The Israeli technology developer NSO Group has launched a counter drone platform designed to automatically detect, take over and safely land unauthorized commercial drones in
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Soarizon roadmap sets out new services in support of wider airspace access
UK drone platform provider Soarizon by Thales is providing a suite of services and capabilities accessed via the Soarizon platform to facilitate Low Airspace Access
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US DoD selects Ascent Vision Technologies’ imaging systems to support drone detection
Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) reports contracts worth over USD16 million from a non-disclosed US DoD customer to deliver its ground-based imaging systems. The contracts were
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Liteye creates ‘Field Operations’ division to support C-UAS operations and systems
US counter drone company Liteye Systems has created a new Field Operations division to provide consultation, fielding, training, services, and support operations for all Counter
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Researchers develop low cost detect and avoid system using gaming software and cameras
An article published by Geospatial World reports a low-cost method for autonomous collision detection and avoidance on drones of all sizes developed by a research
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