The annual Drone Market Report by Drone Industry Insights, compiled from data across 181 countries, predicts the combined drone market value to reach USD54.6 billion, driven by
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Category: UAS traffic management news
Saab acquires BlueBear Systems, expands AI-enabled autonomous defence and security activities
Saab has acquired UK-based BlueBear Systems Group. The acquisition of all shares in BlueBear is part of Saab’s continued international growth journey across key markets,
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Skypuzzler introduces digital air traffic control for drones to operate in manned airspace
Drone services company Skypuzzler has introduced digital software designed to monitor the airspace for potential collisions. The technology provides routing and height adjustments to enable
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Frontex study finds ‘added value and market potential’ for HAPS in high level and specific use cases
Frontex has just released a nine-month technological assessment report on the potential of high-altitude pseudo-satellites (HAPS) to enhance law-enforcement operations, border surveillance and communication. Main
Read moreFAA approves first commercial BVLOS operations in low level airspace by four drone operators
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved commercial beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) operations for four companies: Phoenix Air Unmanned, uAvionix, UPS Flight Forward and Zipline, to conduct drone
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Indro Robotics flies in urban wind tunnels for Canadian research council project
Canada’s National Research Council (NRC), in conjunction with Transport Canada and other partners, is conducting research on urban airflow. Airflow in urban centres is very
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State of Texas introduces drone laws, El Paso International and Aloft provide guidance materials
The State of Texas has approved a new bill that will go into effect September 1, 2023, aimed at enhancing drone safety by restricting flying
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High Lander and UAV Latam to provide drone fleet management in nine Latin American countries
Latin American drone operator UAV Latam, with subsidiaries in nine countries across the continent, has announced that it will be using High Lander’s Orion drone
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uAvionix and Choctaw Nation complete BVLOS flights using aviation protected C-Band
uAvionix, operating at the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) Emerging Aviation Technology Center, completed a Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flight in non-segregated airspace
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Eurocae releases draft ED-322 on interoperability requirements for non-cooperative UAS detection systems
Standards agency Eurocae has released its draft document ED-322 on System Performance and Interoperability Requirements for non-cooperative UAS detection systems. The document describes the system performance
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