The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and McKinsey will publish a joint study next week on societal acceptance of urban air mobility, according to
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Category: UAS traffic management news
UK Home Office hosts first meeting of Counter-UAS Industry Action Group
The UK Counter-UAS Industry Action Group, made up of representatives from industry and academia, held its first meeting since its recent launch by the UK
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Rule making body JARUS seeks input from UAS operators on cyber security requirements just released
The Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems (JARUS) has issued the Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA) Annex E – Cyber, with a request for external
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Boeing proposes deeper partnerships with Switzerland on UAS, UTM and detect-and-avoid research
Boeing is proposing 11 new unmanned aircraft system (UAS) research projects with partners across Switzerland’s French, Italian and German-speaking regions. The research and development efforts
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Australian government promises AUD35.7 million to support emerging UTM technology
Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack announced new policy measures aimed at creating an Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) system in collaboration with Defence, Airservices and
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“Drone incidents in Switzerland fall from 79 in 2019 to 40 in 2020” – FOCA safety report
The Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) in its 2020 annual safety report records that the number of drone occurrence reports declined to 40
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Snowdonia Aerospace Centre to deploy Altitude Angel’s GuardianUTM Enterprise platform
Snowdonia Aerospace Centre (SAC) has become the second UK airport to select Altitude Angel’s GuardianUTM Enterprise platform, following deployment by Cranfield Airport in April. The
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South Korea’s defence research agency “develops drone obstacle avoidance technology”
South Korea’s Agency for Defence Development (ADD) has built an obstacle-avoidance system for drones and air taxis, reports ajudaily.com. According to the press report: “The Agency
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AUVSI and CTA express concern over US states developing drone restriction rules
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has issued a blog following a joint statement made with Consumer Technology Association (CTA) at the end
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Royal Mail trials BVLOS parcel deliveries between UK mainland and Scilly Isles
UK Royal Mail has launched a trial to conduct autonomous scheduled drone flights between the mainland and Scilly Isles. The trial will see the company
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