Embention (https://www.embention.com/en/) reports it has added ADS-B and SSR transponder capabilities alongside a new obstacle avoidance algorithm to its family of Veronte drone autopilot systems.
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Category: UAS traffic management news
Fortem to join ING Robotic Aviation team BVLOS trials for Transport Canada
Numerous press reports say Fortem Technologies, Inc. has announced its participation in Transport Canada’s Proof-of-Concept Trials into Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight (BVLOS) Operations. ING Robotic Aviation, named a
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Japan “to relax rules on commercial BVLOS drone operations”
The Japan Times (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/03/30/national/law-drone-assistants-scrapped-favor-remote-observation/#.WyK6lKinHIX) reports that a law requiring that a safety assistant be present during long-distance commercial drone operations will be scrapped, according to
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NASA flies detect-and-avoid equipped large UAS in Class-A airspace
NASA’s remotely-piloted Ikhana aircraft, based at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, successfully flew its first mission in the National Airspace System without
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FAA approach to drone laws “too conservative” says US science academy
A new congressionally mandated report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine suggests an overly conservative approach to safety risk assessments at the Federal Aviation
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EU Parliament passes drone law, superseding national laws
Members of the European Parliament have approved an agreement reached between Council and Parliament negotiators in November 2017 on EU-wide principles for drones and drone
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JARUS sets up focus group to look at UAS airspace integration
The Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems (JARUS) has set up a dedicated Focus Group to look into the “Integration of UAS in the
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EU-China APP Drone Workshop highlights UTM progress in China
Details on the development of China’s Civil UAS Aviation Operation Management System (UOMS) have been published by Blyenburgh & Co as part of the proceedings
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Huawei and Unifly to work together on drone ID and tracking UTM integration
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd and Unifly N.V have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in the field of Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) systems.
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Flytbase launches computer-vision-based accurate drone landing system
Flytebase (https://blogs.flytbase.com/precision-landing-solution/) has announced the launch of FlytDock, a smart vision based automated precision target landing solution compatible with a wide range of drones. It offers
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