The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on 31 August that Elroy Air and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development conducted a hybrid-electric demonstration flight
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Category: UAS traffic management news
Airservices Australia proposes to charge UAS service suppliers AUD10,000 annual fee for FIMS connection
Airservices Australia in a Linkedin post has requested feedback on a proposed pricing model for access to the air navigation service provider’s Flight Information Management
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CAA Bahamas becomes latest member of JARUS
The Civil Aviation Authority Bahamas (CAA-B) has joined the Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned System (JARUS). “As we work together to advance the safe
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FAA launches BEYOND Phase 2, invites additional participants
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is launching Phase 2 of the BEYOND programme to expand the agency’s efforts to integrate drones into the
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What US commercial BVLOS multispectral missions reveal about drone scalability
By Patrick Maple Beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations have shifted from waiver-dependent exception to a defined regulatory pathway faster than most of
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Airbound raises USD37 million to scale autonomous drone delivery in India
Bengaluru-based Airbound has raised USD 37 million in a Series A funding round led by Greenoaks, with participation from DoorDash, Lightspeed, Lachy Groom and Humba
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Thales and Kelly Hills launch BVLOS network for agricultural drones in Kansas
Thales and Kelly Hills Unmanned Systems are deploying a beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) network in Kansas to support agricultural drone operations. Kelly Hills
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JARUS updates predefined risk assessments and BASIC operations manual
The Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems (JARUS) has published updated Predefined Risk Assessments (PDRA) along with the new BASIC Operations Manual (B-OM) and
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Latest edition of ISO commercial UAS operations standard introduces fleet manager role
The 3rd edition of ISO 21384-3, the international standard for safe commercial uncrewed aerial system (UAS) operations, has been published by ISO/TC 20/SC 16. The
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SwissDrones and Xplorate expand long-range BVLOS drone capabilities into US market
SwissDrones Operating AG, a developer and manufacturer of long-range uncrewed helicopter systems, and its subsidiary Xplorate Pacific Pty Ltd, a beyond visual line of sight
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