The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) proposes amending the definition of “Unmanned aircraft accident” by removing the weight-based requirement and replacing it with an airworthiness
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Hensoldt reports successful in-flight tests using autonomous detect and avoid collision warning system
Sensor solutions provider Hensoldt reports fast progress in its development of a collision warning system for civil and military drones. After the company successfully tested
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Research study finds eVTOL professionals expect first urban passenger routes as early as 2025
A research study commissioned by Horizon Aircraft into Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) vehicles found 56% of eVTOL professionals believe the first commercial urban
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Aerobits introduces new drone identification device designed to international standards
Avionics specialist Aerobits has launched a new drone identification device for use with any modern mobile devices such as smartphone or tablet. The idME uses BLE
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NASA video details UTM framework providing ‘safe and affordable airspace operation system’
A YouTube video from the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) describes how the agency’s Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) concept operates ‘without burdening the
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Los Angeles International is second US airport to trial drone detection systems
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has selected Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to test technology to detect, track, and identify (DTI) drones that are encroaching
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Eurocae seeks participants in working group WG-105 (Unmanned Aerial Systems) for standards development
EUROCAE WG-105 is pursuing the objective of developing Minimum Operational Performance Specification for ACAS sXu”, with support from WG-75, specifically for validation activities (e.g. encounter
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AirMarket and TELUS demonstrate BVLOS drone operations in UTM environment to support Canada’s regulatory framework
UTM company AirMarket and communications company TELUS Corporation completed a live field demonstration of the SKYLINK business solution at an operational TC Energy site in
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ANRA to take UTM role in Ohio DoT research into integrating advanced air mobility
NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate has awarded ANRA Technologies the contract for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Research as part of the Ohio Unmanned Aircraft Systems
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NASA partners Longbow Group to develop “drone flight corridors”
By Chris Stonor NASA and the US Longbow Group announced this week a partnership agreement to establish beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flight-corridors for
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