Singapore’s “Straits Times” reports that the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) intends to develop a system that can monitor unmanned aircraft systems. “This system
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Iridium launches global, mobile, IoT satcom service
Iridium Communications Inc. has announced today the commercial launch of its Iridium Certus broadband service, the first new capability activated from the company’s USD3 billion
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Swiss Railways “signs MoU with Lilium to develop air taxi services at stations”
Numerous press reports say Swiss Railways, or Schweizerische Bundesbahnen (SBB) is in talks with electric air taxi manufacturer Lilium GmbH to develop air taxis to transport
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Wing, AirMap and Kittyhark “demonstrate new drone ID system”
Alphabet’s Wing, AirMap Inc. and Kittyhawk have demonstrated a new system to identify airborne drones, potentially paving the way toward expanded commercial uses of unmanned aircraft,
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Nevada, Northern Plains, Virginia Tech test sites chosen to manage DoT drone pilot projects
The Nevada UAS Test Site Smart Silver State; Northern Plains Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site; and the Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership have been announced
Read moreGUTMA seeks new secretary general
The Global UTM Association is seeking a new secretary general. GUTMA is a non-profit consortium of worldwide Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management (UTM) stakeholders. Its
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US DoT announces proposals for drone flights at night and over people
The US Department of Transportation on 14 January 2019 announced a proposal to allow commercial drone operators to fly their drones over people and at
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FAA announces RFI for remote identification industry partners
The US Federal Aviation Administration has launched a request for information for Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Service Suppliers (USS) partners to propose remote identification services
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US Navy seeks industry partners for counter UAS research
The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) is interested in joint research and development in the characterization, test, and evaluation of Counter UAS
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US Transportation Department Volpe centre seeks AI research partners in Virginia
The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT), John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), Cambridge, MA, is conducting market research to identify Universities
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