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
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Unifly, 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
Read moreUS Senate approves FAA Reauthorization Act
The US Senate has now voted 93-6 in support of the FAA Reauthorization Act. The legislation, now heads to President Trump for his signature. According
Read moreDefence IQ publishes global airport drone threat map
Defence IQ has published its Drone and Airport Global threat map, which highlights some of the most significant near misses between drones and manned aircraft
Read moreDroneShield announces first Asian order
DroneShield has announced that its distributor GT&E has purchased two units of its DroneGun TacticalTM product, for use by a national security agency of a
Read moreUS Senate has until 7 October to pass FAA Reauthorization Act
The US Congress has passed a one-week extension of the FAA’s authorization (see FAA Reauthorization Act passes first hurdle – drone industry approves, others are worried),
Read moreEASA’s new role in drone regulation introduced in parallel with new cybersecurity responsibilities
The European Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA) On Air digital publication has given more information about the implications of the 11 September 2018 adoption by the
Read moreFAA announces nine new LAANC partners
On 1 October 2018 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced nine new partners to its Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) initiative, an innovative collaboration between
Read moreUS Department of Commerce contracts Echodyne for drone detection
The U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA/ARL/ATDD has announced the award of a USD29,950 contract with Echodyne Corp to procure a MESA Detect and Avoid Radar
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