Japan’s KDDI Corporation, KDDI Smart Drone Corporation and Wing Aviation LLC have announced a strategic partnership for the full-scale introduction of drone delivery services in
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Category: UAS traffic management news
Amazon eyes EU entry for Prime Air
After recently advertising for an uncrewed aerial system (UAS) regulatory expert in Australia, Amazon Prime Air has turned its attention to Europe. The company is
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How do UAS fare in EASA’s annual safety review?
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the Annual Safety Review (ASR) 2026, providing a comprehensive analysis of aviation safety in Europe during
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France and Switzerland agree to cooperate on U-space implementation
The French aviation regulator Direction Generale de l’Aviation Civile (DGAC) reports in a Linkedin post that in September this year its signed an agreement with
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Michigan state funds UTM and related programmes to support more complex drone operations
A UAS traffic management system (UTM), surveillance radar to enhance beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations and weather related forecasts and monitoring for
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Kansas announces USD2M investment to boost UAS and BVLOS expansion
Kansas is to invest USD 2 million to enhance and support uncrewed aerial system (UAS) test ranges and beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations. Kansas
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Chorley federated UTM implementation demonstration puts the UK in the UTM fast lane
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes Drone operators, regulators, UTM service providers (USSPs) and other related stakeholders met in Chorley, in the northwest of the UK, on October
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Korea approves night and BVLOS drone flights for firefighting operations
The Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) has approved regulatory exemptions for 13 new mobility technologies including aerial drones, enabling testing
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High Lander reaches USD30M in funding
High Lander announced yesterday (19 October) that it has reached a total of USD 30 million in funding with new strategic investment from EDGE Group
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Málaga to host eVTOL, cargo drone VERT-IGO airspace integration research events this week
This week Málaga will host three events as part of the Vertical Operations ready to GO (VERT-IGO) project, a Horizon Europe Innovation Action funded by
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