LightWare’s latest addition to its scanning LiDAR range, the SF45, offers scanning capability for applications such as collision avoidance, navigation, detect and avoid, height above
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Category: UAS traffic management news
ISO “takes next step to develop UTM service provider and vertiport global standards”
ISO Technical Committee 20/SC16 has decided to develop draft international standards (DIS) for UAS traffic management service suppliers (USSs) (ISO 23629-12) and vertiport operations (5015-2),
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NUAIR supports trials to show AVSS drone parachute system complies with ASTMI standards
The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance, Inc (NUAIR) recently put the Aerial Vehicle Safety Solutions Inc. (AVSS) drone parachute recovery system through rigorous safety
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Frequentis joins Dronecloud-led UK Project Rise consortium to trial UTM-supported BVLOS flights
Dronecloud, the drone flight management software provider, has selected Frequentis to join a consortium that will collaborate on the development of open standard integrations to
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Italy completes second phase of D-Flight trials with delivery of BVLOS medical supplies
Leonardo reports completion of the second phase of trials with Italian air navigation service provider ENAC, Telespazio, Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital. The beyond visual line
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India trials BVLOS medical deliveries in the state of Telanga to support Covid-19 measures
India’s state of Telangana, supported by the World Economic Forum, is trialling drone deliveries of medicines as part of the ‘Medicine from the Sky’ project,
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Automated flight authorisation now available using Nav Canada’s NAV Drone app
Canada’s air navigation service provider, Nav Canada, launched NAV Drone this week. Designed to help drone pilots and operators safely and legally fly their remotely piloted
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US UTM company “Kittyhawk” rebrands as “Aloft Technologies Inc”
UTM company Kittyhawk has been renamed to Aloft Technologies, Inc. According to a 2 June 2021 press release: “Today, Aloft is the largest UTM network
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The tough task for European U-space providers: balancing compliance with competition – GUTMA webinar
By Jenny Beechener Just 18 months remain before European regulation (EU) 2021/664 comes into force, setting minimum operating requirements for safe unmanned aerial systems (UAS)
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NASA selects Crown Consulting to develop advanced air mobility community integration platform
The US National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded Crown Consulting a small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to develop a platform for informing
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