The European Commission has published the Draft Implementing Regulation on the rules and procedures for the operation of unmanned aircraft, including key aspects of UTM
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DroneShield launches “soft kill” military drone jammer
DroneShield has announced the launch of the DroneCannon RWTM, in response to an end-user requirement1. The system is a lightweight “soft kill” counter-drone jammer which
Read moreSkeye “demonstrates automated, safe integration of drone flights via 4G network”
Geographical data capture company Skeye reports it has successfully demonstrated to the Rijkswaterstaat, the Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management in The Hague, the
Read moreICAO, drones and the threat of differing national regulations and gaps in standards
A personal view by Peter van Blyenburgh, founder and president of UVS International (https://uvs-international.org) and CEO of Blyenburgh & Co, France (https://rps-info.com & https://rpas-regulations.com) At
Read moreCANSO wants ICAO conference to agree global ATM/UTM integration
The Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) has written a paper for the 13th International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Air Navigation Conference (9-10 October 2018)
Read moreUS defense department awards Lockheed Martin USD12.5 million C-UAS contract
The US Department of Defense has announced that Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, has been awarded a USD12.5 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for development, test,
Read moreEthiopia “launches drone-based medical supply service to remote communities”
Face to Face Africa reports that Ethiopia has joined Rwanda and Malawi to become the third African country to launch a drone-based medical equipment and
Read moreInsurance company Travelers invests in mission planning/UTM company Kittyhawk
Enterprise drone operations software and UTM company Kitthawk has announced a strategic investment from The Travelers Companies, Inc.,a pioneer in adopting the use of drones within
Read moreUnifly, Terra Drone provide UTM support to Hitachi BVLOS flight research
Hitachi has launched a drone platform expanding its infrastructure inspection services capability with an artificial intelligence (AI) assisted, drone-based service, using a UTM backbone provided
Read more“In an urban, BVLOS-based drone eco-system machines will play a much larger role in regulating UTM”
Dr Tim McCarthy is a Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, Maynooth University, Ireland The U-Flyte research programme (see box) has set itself many different
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