Clermont-Ferrand Airport carried out drone detection tests in early January with UTM company Clearance and consortium members Sopra Steria and Oxygène Drone. The exercise is
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Blue Bear’s AIR DRUIDS medical delivery programme targets BVLOS operations
UK drone company Blue Bear Systems has launched its Autonomous Intelligent Robotic DRones for Unmanned Integrated Delivery System (AIR DRUIDS) medical delivery programme. The programme is
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Paris urban air mobility consortium announces industry partners
The consortium developing an urban air mobility eco system for Paris has announced the industrial partners who will start testing systems and platforms in June
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UK consortium to develop remote operating centre for complex drone missions
A consortium of 16 entities led by specialist drone command & control solution developer, sees.ai, including NATS, BAE Systems, Terra Drone and Sky-Futures, has won
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Quantum technology offers potential for more precise positioning and communications
Entangled photons have been sent between two drones hovering a kilometre apart, demonstrating technology that could form the building blocks of a quantum internet, according
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Singapore transport minister announces special flying zones to encourage wider drone use
Singapore’s Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung announced the creation of common flying spaces for drones to provide a safe flying environment, according to several news
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Drones have ‘massive impact on flight operations’ according to German reports of airport interference
German air navigation service provider DFS logged fewer reports of interference caused by drones at airports across the country in 2020, however with traffic volume
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GUTMA gives its support to FAA’s remote identification of UAS rule
The Global Unmanned Traffic Management Association (GUTMA) has issued a statement supporting of the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) publication of the ruling on Remote
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FAA approves autonomous operations for American Robotics without human operators
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has authorised American Robotics to operate its fully-automated commercial drone systems without human operators on site. According to the
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FAA Fact Book records thousands of UAS approvals but less than two percent BVLOS
According to the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator’s Fact Book 2020, the agency issued 4,893 Part 107 waivers for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) operations
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