The African Drone Forum (ADF) has launched the African Drone Business Challenge – a competition with prizes worth a total of GBP 40,000 for African
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Airborne Response offers BVLOS testing in the Caribbean and Latin America
The new test programme called AirborneBeyond is offering access to various test ranges including coordinated UAS fight testing at certified aviation facilities in Colombia, the Dominican
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European ANSPs “have major reservations with EASA’s draft U-Space regulations”
Many European air navigation service providers (ANSPs) have expressed deep concerns with the draft U-Space regulations currently being proposed by the European Aviation Safety Agency
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Rostec launches drone detection radar
Subsidiary of Russia’s Rostec State Corporation, Ruselectronic, has launched a new radar capable of detecting small Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). Operating in Ka bandwidth, the
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Raytheon delivers first counter-UAS laser system to the United States Air Force
Raytheon Company delivered the first high-energy laser counter-unmanned aerial system to the U.S. Air Force earlier this month. The system will be deployed overseas as
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New counter drone solution from Kaspersky
Kaspersky Antidrone is a new standalone solution that uses a trainable neural network to detect and classify civilian drones automatically. The system uses sensors, chosen
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Raytheon’s drone integration technology wins ATCA award
Raytheon Company’s Ground Based Detect and Avoid team received the Air Traffic Control Association’s annual Team Award for outstanding achievement for its collaboration with the
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US government report finds “law enforcement coordination challenges” for small UAS
The US Government Accountability Office (GOA) has identified training and law enforcement coordination challenges to the safe operation of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in
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Drones over Brooklyn: the public’s perception of drones is not what you think
In the first of two articles, futurist writer Chris Stonor looks at the underlying cultural undercurrents which are driving the public’s views of drones –
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UK introduces drone registration from December 2019
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced mandatory registration comes into force for drones and model aircraft from 30 November 2019. The online system will
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