The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published a progress report on Phase Two of the UTM Pilot Program (UPP), which has looked at, among
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Category: UAS traffic management news
Iris Automation starts customer shipments of its Casia X detect and avoid system
Iris Automation’s onboard multi-camera detect and avoid (DAA) system, Casia® X, will be available for shipping May 21, 2021. According to the company: “Casia X is
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Singapore port launches maritime drone operational research centre
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) officially launched Singapore’s first Maritime Drone Estate (MDE) today, in conjunction with the 15th Singapore Maritime Week.
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UK CAA authorises concept trial for routine beyond line of sight operations with sees.ai command & control
The UK Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) has authorised drone service provider sees.ai to trial a concept for routine Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations.
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Sky-Drones launches AI-based integrated AIRLink LTE connector/autopilot and mission computer
Sky-Drones Technologies has launched it AIRLink artificial intelligence and remote link unit that attaches to commercial drones to provide LTE connectivity – beyond visual line
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New Mexico State University drone test site adds SkyLine managed command and control platform from uAvionix
The New Mexico State University Physical Science Laboratory (NMSU PSL) and uAvionix Corporation have partnered to support networked autonomous Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) operations at
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Drone Enable 2021: ‘Continued development of UTM and UAM depends heavily upon societal acceptance’
By Jenny Beechener “Public expectations are really important,” said European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Executive Director Patrick Ky at ICAO’s Drone Enable Symposium Day 3
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SESAR PercEvite research develops innovative collision avoidance technology
Findings of the SESAR PervEvite project published by the European Commission are expected to help drones to avoid ground-based obtacles and other vehicles via Wi-Fi,
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Drone Enable 2021: ‘We’re five years into UTM and we’ve not fielded any capability’
By Jenny Beechener Speaking on the second day of ICAO’s Drone Enable Symposium, Andy Thurling, Chief Technology Officer, Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research (NUAIR) expressed
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Drone Enable 2021: ICAO is developing a UTM toolkit, guidance material and regulatory information
Speaking at ICAO’s fourth Drone Enable symposium, taking place virtually on 13-15 April and 20-21 April online, Mark Wuennenberg, Secretary of the ICAO Unmanned Aircraft
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