Skyguide, the Swiss air navigation service provider, and AirMap have launched a digital flight planning and airspace authorization service for drones and other special flights
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Category: UAS traffic management news
UK consortium to define operating standards for routine drone operations in the healthcare sector
AiResponse, a UK consortium led by Intelsius brings together NHS hospitals, local government, academia, robotics, and drone tech companies to develop standard operating procedures for
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NATS outlines key UTM integration research programmes as part of Future Flight Challenge
Safely integrating, not segregating, different airspace users is the key to unlocking the next era of aviation, while maintaining the same safety standards, according to Tharaka Kothalawala, writing in
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Varon and TruWeather partner to produce weather data inputs into urban UTM systems
Varon Vehicles and TruWeather Solutions have jointly announced a strategic collaboration to integrate weather and micro-weather capabilities into Varon Vehicle’s Traffic Management Systems (TMS). According
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New Zealand CAA applauds conviction of drone pilot for crashing into paraglider
The New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority (NZCAA) has welcomed the conviction of a recreational drone pilot at the Manukau District Court over a “deceptively dangerous”
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Russian steel plant tests counter drone system supplied by Kaspersky and Rohde & Schwarz
The Chelyabinsk Pipe Rolling Plant, part of the Chelyabinsk Pipe Plant, has carried out pilot tests using a counter drone system supplied by Kapersky and
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Denmark approves autonomous operations for Skeyetech drone-in-a-box solution
The Denmark Civil Aviation Administration has authorised Azur Drones to use its Skeyetech drone-in-a-box solution in the Copenhagen area. The autonomous drone will carry out
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UAV Navigation adds UTM traffic visualisation tool to its ground control system
UAV Navigation has added Visionair, a new traffic visualization tool, to its UAV autopilot system which can be used to support UAS traffic management systems
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Uncertainty around new drone rules “a key investment challenge for operators” – ICAO webinar
By Jenny Beechener Uncertainty and unpredictability around time-lines are the key issues for drone operators when it comes to developing new regulations, Bobby Healy, CEO
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EASA study into collision risk to aircraft from drone strikes defines key hazards
A European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) research project addressing the ‘Vulnerability of Manned Aircraft to Drone Strike’ has published a report entitled Collision envelope specification
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