The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is seeking a contractor to support its Drone Advisory Committee work. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, gives
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Category: UAS traffic management tenders
FAA seeks industry partner to develop its B4UFLY app
Several years ago, the FAA determined that the drone new community needed a finished, easy-to-use safety awareness product with all the relevant regulatory information in
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FAA extends deadline for research/industry participation in multiple UAS operations research
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a new final response date of 20 July 2018 for its request for information (RFI) on research and methods
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Department of Homeland Security seeks industry partners to test sUAS GPS integrity
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) recognizes the importance of accurate and precise position, navigation, and timing (PNT) information
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US DoT calls for research partners to help develop multi-UAS operations SARPs
The US Department of Transportation has issued an opportunity for academia and industry to participate in a Science and Research Panel (SARP) of the UAS
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ENAV selects Leonardo as its UTM partner
Leonardo has been selected by ENAV, the company that manages civilian air traffic in Italy, as its industrial partner for the development of an air
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NASA seeks companies to commercialize its Safeguard no-fly zone technology
According to the Federal Business Opportunities website ( https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=2bd02a85e13b5cec48d5b0bad2711543&tab=core&_cview=0) NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA solicits inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to
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ADS-B drone transponder manufacturer Aerobits “providing airborne UTM technologies”
Unmanned Systems Technology (http://www.unmannedsystemstechnology.com/2018/04/aerobits-miniature-ads-b-technology-developed-u-space-integration/?utm_source=Unmanned+Systems+Technology+Newsletter&utm_campaign=f1a3189d7b-eBrief_2018_Apr_09&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6fc3c01e8d-f1a3189d7b-119748209) reports that Poland’s Aerobits (http://aerobits.pl/), a manufacturer of miniature ADS-B technology for small unmanned aerial systems (UAS), has been working in
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European Maritime Safety Agency requires BRLOS SATCOM link for surveillance UAS
The European Maritime Safety Agency via the European Union’s Tenders Electronic Daily service (http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:141505-2018:TEXT:EN:HTML&src=0) The objective of this call for tender is to contract SATCOM
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SESAR JU launches call for EUR9.5 million UTM demonstrator programmes
The SESAR Joint Undertaking (SESAR JU) has launched a call for proposals for studies, including demonstrations, on drone traffic management in Europe. The call is
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