The US Army will start final level 6 TLT trials (Levels of Technology Readiness) on its Ballistic Low Altitude Drone Engagement (BLADE) programme by the
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NASA examines results of Reno, Corpus Christi urban UTM flight trials
Results from test flights of drones in the urban environments of Reno, Nevada and Corpus Christi, Texas, are being examined by NASA before being sent
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US National Science Foundation funds new research into 5G airspace integration efforts
The US National Science Foundation (NSF) is supporting the development and deployment of a new Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) platform based in Raleigh
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US, Swiss flight trials “show multiple UTM providers can share remote ID services via ASTM standards”
A team of competing UTM service providers have joined forces to participate in two major demonstrations that have confirmed the immediate viability and effectiveness of network
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FAA approves further Kansas UAS test flights
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved additional test flights, authorising the Kansas Department of Transportation to conduct UAS airport inspection flights at Wichita Dwight
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DOMUS tests drone operations in manned airspace
Members of the DOMUS consortium led by ENAIRE have completed a SESAR U-space demonstration to show unmanned aircraft can coexist in the same airspace as
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US Air Force awards Citadel Defense counter drone contract
The US Air Force selected Citadel Defense’s Titan counter drone system following 18 months’ validation by the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security.
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Saudi oil refinery attacks suggests States will have to re-think counter-UAS strategies
By Tony Reeves of Level 7 Expertise The recent attacks on two Saudi oil installations have been widely reported to be coordinated attacks by long-range
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Will UTM eventually spell the demise of the commercial drone operator?
Tim McCarthy, Senior Lecturer (Dept of Computer Science), Maynooth University (Dublin, Ireland) In this short article “a commercial drone operator” is taken to mean any
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“New research shows how European GNSS networks enhance drone navigational performance”
Karel Callewaert, Senior Consultant, VVA VVA, together with GMV and CATEC, has been contracted by the European Commission’s DG GROW to provide support to the
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