A whitepaper released by drone service provider SkyGrid says blockchain technology can help ensure the traceability and accountability of drones at scale. According to the
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New global UAM/AAM trade association for communities and industry launches
The Civic Air Transport Association (www.CIVATAglobal.org) has started work today supporting rural and city authorities to assess, manage and adopt increasingly complex unmanned air system
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uAvionix unveils lightweight detect and avoid ADS-B receiver
Avionics company uAvionix has release a new Detect and Avoid (DAA) ADS-B receiver for commercial Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) called pingRX Pro. The receiver detects
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PrecisionHawk awarded patents for UTM collision avoidance technologies
PrecisionHawk, a US company specialising in geospatial data acquisition and analysis for enterprises, has announced it has been awarded two patents for technologies it has
Read moreJapan bans drone flights over 15 US military sites
A report by Japan’s Kyodo News says drone flights over 15 US military facilities in the country including its major bases are no longer permitted
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FAA grants four-year nationwide waiver to use Botlink flight software for operations over people
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a four-year nationwide waiver to drone service company Botlink to use its flight software for drone operations over
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US Army selects CACI fixed/semi-fixed counter drone system
The US Army’s Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems office (C-sUAS) Office (JCO) has selected its CORIAN system to protect Department of Defense (DoD) personnel and
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SqwaQ develops LTE comms module “which obviates need for UTM restrictions”
SqwaQ Inc, based at the University of Texas at Dallas, USA, has announced it has “successfully demonstrated its patented airborne LTE drone communications technology for
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Hyundai and Urban-Air Port to invest USD1.5 billion in UK UAM infrastructure
Hyundai Air Mobility and Urban-Air Port Ltd have announced a partnership to develop urban air mobility (UAM) infrastructure. Hyundai’s investment of USD1.5 billion in UAM
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NASA conformance monitoring exercise at Moffat Field tests adherence to assigned flight trajectories
In June and August 2020, researchers at the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames conducted Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) flight tests of drone aircraft
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