Volatus Aerospace has been awarded a new national agriculture contract which will see the company deploy its drone operations to conduct multispectral aerial surveys across
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Category: UAS traffic management news
UAV DACH creates competence group for ground infrastructure
The Association for Unmanned Aviation (UAV DACH) has created a ground infrastructure competence group. The group will explore practical standards for vertiports and take-off and
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One year on: assessing the challenges and achievements of the US UTM Implementation programme
The first live flights in shared airspace as part of the US UTM Implementation programme involving ANRA, Manna, DroneUp, Zipline and Wing started on June
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Japan announces long-term vision for future air traffic systems
Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has today announced its long-term vision for future air traffic systems, which looks ahead to 2040. Known
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ENAC establishes Grottaglie sandbox to test drones for health emergencies
The Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) and the Officine Meccaniche Irpine (OMI) have agreed to establish a temporary regulatory sandbox at the Grottaglie spaceport to
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Further tests for Prime Air delivery before operations launch in Italy
A meeting between Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) and Amazon Prime Air was held on June 19 to evaluate the progress of a drone delivery
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GS E&C and UI Group link for AAM infrastructure and UTM projects in Korea and beyond
On June 17 GS Engineering & Construction (GS E&C), a major South Korea engineering and infrastructure company, signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with
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Recorded encounters between drones, piloted aircraft in European cities “doubled in 2024”
The number of detected “close encounters” between drones and crewed aircraft over European cities reached 3,833 encounters involving 2,149 drone flights in 2024 , according
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EASA, IATA publish plan to mitigate GNSS interference – for airliners and drones
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have published a plan to mitigate the risks stemming from global
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“Four recent “U-ELCOME U-space demonstrations highlight progress on airspace integration” – Eurocontrol
A Eurocontrol Linkedin post reports that four recent U-ELCOME demonstrations across Europe have highlighted U-space services can safely and efficiently integrate drones into shared airspace.
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