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Harmonized Skies 2026: Global technology, fragmented markets

November 2, 2026 Kylie Bielby Commentary, Sponsored editorial 1, UAS traffic management news

By Koen De Vos, Secretary General of the Global UTM Association (GUTMA) Drone technology is becoming global. Market access remains stubbornly national. That tension was at

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Airspace World 2027 – Seamless Skies Awards

October 28, 2026 Paloma Coelho Sponsored editorial 1

The Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) and publishing partners Unmanned Airspace / Urban Air Mobility News and Global Airspace Radar announce the return of

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DSI’s 15th Annual Special Operations Force & Irregular Warfare Symposium -examining complexities of unconventional warfare

October 15, 2026 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Events, Sponsored editorial 1

Defense Strategies Institute’s 15th Annual Special Operations Force & Irregular Warfare Symposium will convene senior leaders, leading experts, and strategic decision makers from across the

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We have a new Unmanned Airspace LinkedIn page – stories, reactions and commentary

August 11, 2026 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Sponsored editorial 1, UTM and C-UAS market analysis

Unmanned Airspace has a new LinkedIn site! We have compiled here the most important stories which appear on our website for comments and reactions. Unmanned

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Unmanned Airspace and Global Airspace Radar announce merger

July 13, 2026 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Sponsored editorial 1, UAS traffic management news

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“There are now 284 cities and regions in the world planning eVTOL services”

May 17, 2026 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Sponsored editorial 1, UAS traffic management news, Urban air mobility

The latest analysis of eVTOL-focused advanced air mobility (AAM) infrastructure programmes, the Worldwide AAM/UAM Routes and Programmes Guide from Unmanned Publications, has identified 284 eVTOL-based infrastructure development

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The infrastructure gap most drone programmes don’t see coming

May 5, 2026 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Sponsored editorial 1, UAS traffic management news

Public safety and security agencies across Europe and the Middle East are moving from ad hoc, reactive drone deployments to structured programmes with shared situational

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New updates to the Unmanned Airspace 2026 Global Counter-UAS Systems Directory

September 25, 2025 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies, Sponsored editorial 1

The latest edition of the  Unmanned Airspace 2026 Global Counter-UAS Systems Directory has now been published. The April 2026 edition of the Unmanned Airspace 2026 Global

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“1,504 vertiports now planned for construction worldwide” – latest Global AAM/UAM Market Map report

September 26, 2024 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Sponsored editorial 1, UAS traffic management news, Urban air mobility

The February 2025 update to the Global AAM/UAM Market Map report:  The global vertiport market map and forecast 2025-2029 has identified 1,504 vertiports being planned for

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SPONSORED EDITORIAL

Harmonized Skies 2026: Global technology, fragmented markets

November 2, 2026

Airspace World 2027 – Seamless Skies Awards

October 28, 2026

DSI’s 15th Annual Special Operations Force & Irregular Warfare Symposium -examining complexities of unconventional warfare

October 15, 2026

We have a new Unmanned Airspace LinkedIn page – stories, reactions and commentary

August 11, 2026
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EMERGING REGULATIONS

EASA’s Innovative Air Mobility Forum – seeking clarity but no radical change to U-space adoption

November 4, 2026

FCC proposes spectrum changes for drone communications and counter-UAS detection

October 29, 2026

Australia’s CASA seeks industry feedback on draft drone deconfliction guidance

October 28, 2026

EUROCAE launches an open consultation on UAS design and airworthiness guidance

October 27, 2026

SPONSORED EDITORIAL

Global spending on C-UAS systems reaches more than USD53 billion in the first eight months of 2026  

September 2, 2026

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August 7, 2026

High Lander Introduces Orion LIVE for Drone Telemetry Sharing

April 13, 2026

The State of Integrated Air and Missile Defence: How NATO and Its Allies Are Building Full‑Spectrum Air Defence for 2030

March 20, 2026
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Stephen Sutton

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28 Oct 2025

A report not getting enough attention.
Thankful for @BlakistonLaw's analysis of the situation.

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Philip Butterworth-Hayes

@unmanndairspace ·
28 Oct 2025

Un updated overview of low-altitude traffic programmes in China – province by province https://www.unmannedairspace.info/uncategorized/un-updated-overview-of-low-altitude-traffic-programmes-in-china-province-by-province/

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27 Oct 2025

Will new US state policies on AAM strangle or accelerate the USA’s eVTOL industry? https://www.urbanairmobilitynews.com/emerging-regulations/will-new-us-state-policies-on-aam-strangle-or-accelerate-the-usas-evtol-industry/

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27 Oct 2025

Supporting Drone Strategy 2.0: SESAR U-space research reaches end of the beginning https://www.unmannedairspace.info/uncategorized/supporting-drone-strategy-2-0-sesar-u-space-research-reaches-end-of-the-beginning/

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25 Oct 2025

Florida DOT publishes its AAM network development plan https://www.urbanairmobilitynews.com/new-city-projects/florida-dot-publishes-its-aam-network-development-plan/

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24 Oct 2025

Norway opens U-space sandbox trials next month – “full commercial operations in 2026” https://www.unmannedairspace.info/uncategorized/norway-opens-u-space-sandbox-trials-next-month-full-commercial-operations-in-2026/

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