uAvionix (uAvionix) has announced the availability of its new tailBeacon EXP ADS-B solution for light sport manned and unmanned aircraft, and is expected to achieve
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Category: UAS traffic management news
Embention launches “Veronte Cloud” – a UTM system based on shared autopilot data
Spanish drone software company Embention (https://www.embention.com/en/news/utm-drone-integration-in-controlled-airspace/?_mrMailingList=118&_mrSubscriber=6421&utm_source=mailing118&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Veronte+Autopilot+as+the+core+for+UTM+integration) has announced the launch of “Veronte Cloud”, an internet based database were autopilots can share position and other data
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Brisbane to build 10 permanent drone launch pads in the city
The Brisbane Courier Mail (https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/brisbane-to-get-10-drone-launch-pads/news-story/b0574a2e601598769a55f66327c7f6de) and UAS Vision (https://www.uasvision.com/2018/08/10/brisbane-to-get-10-drone-launch-pads/) report that the city will build 10 permanent drone launch pads in city parks. “It follows a surge
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Canadian agencies trial emergency airspace management system
Kongsberg Geospatial Ltd., an Ottawa-based developer of geospatial visualization software, hannounced today the conclusion of the final trials of a new situational awareness system for
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Project Wing starts BVLOS urban area drone delivery trials
Bloomberg reports that Project Wing has made the first beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) over-urban area drone delivery flights in Virginia, as part of
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“World’s first” urban drone delivery network launches in Iceland
Iceland’s largest native online marketplace, Aha.is, has announced what is thought to be the world’s first urban drone delivery network – launching 13 new routes for
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Regional UTM research receives multi-million dollar boost in Ohio
The Ohio Federal Research Network (OFRN) awarded USD6.3 million to four teams in support of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) research and development (R&D). Funding was
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“Over 70% of commercial US drone flights involve some kind of hazard” – SkyWatch
Over 70% of commercial US drone flights involve some kind of hazard, according to research from drone insurance company SkyWatch (https://www.skywatch.ai/blog/skywatch-ai-flight-data-insights). The company has analysed
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Regulator “approves Drone Delivery Canada trial flights of urban delivery system”
Drone Delivery Canada (http://www.dronedeliverycanada.com/news/press-releases/drone-delivery-canada-granted-approval-by-transport-canada-to-commence-testing-its-25lbs-heavy-lifting-drone-in-the-canadian-skies/) has announced Transport Canada has granted the Company a SFOC (Special Flight Operations Certificate) approving the Company to commence testing of
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Senator doubles Virginia state funding for drone integration programmes
The Drive (http://www.thedrive.com/tech/22601/virginia-senator-doubles-state-drone-funding-to-6m-to-bolster-uas-integration-program) reports that US Senator Mark Warner has introduced an amendment to Virginia’s “minibus” spending package, essentially doubling the state’s funding for drone
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