Drone operator Matternet has partnered with Japan Airlines (JAL) provide its drone services in the Tokyo metropolitan area. According to a Matternet press release, the
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US Army to host C-UAS event to promote emerging technology and procurement plans
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is hosting a virtual industry open house on 30 October 2020 to outline its approach to Counter Small Unmanned
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AirMap to supply UTM services to US Air Force’s Agility Prime programme
AirMap has awarded a contract to provide unmanned aircraft system (UAS) traffic management (UTM) services to the United States Air Force (USAF)’s Agility Prime program.
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European Commission: ANSPs can be UTM CIS providers with separate accounts
Today, the European Commission is proposing an upgrade of the Single European Sky (SES) regulatory framework which comes on the heels of the European Green Deal. As
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Urban air safety and societal requirements
By Gary Cutts, Challenge Director, Future Flight, UK Research and Innovation The UK has been at the forefront of aviation for more than 100 years.
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Regional authority to finance UAM programme in Ingolstadt with EUR100 million grant
The Bavarian Council of Ministers in Germany is supporting the Urban Air Mobility Initiative in Ingolstadt with an EUR100 million grant. A year ago, Bavaria started
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Altitude Angel to launch commercial BVLOS drone corridor with no on-board hardware needed
UK UTM company Altitude Angel has announced the creation of “the world’s first commercial drone corridor” available to support fully automated drone flights beyond visual
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FAA issues type certification of certain UAS, brings BVLOS operations closer
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced its policy for the type certification of certain Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) as a special class of aircraft.
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Singapore technology agency HTX plans more BVLOS flights to support police, medical and emergency response
The Singapore government science and technology agency HTX reports completion of its first long-distance beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flights for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
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FAA and NASA issue concept of operations for civil operations in stratosphere
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have issued Version 1 concept of operations (Conops) for upper class E
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