The European Commission and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have signed a contribution agreement on aviation safety research activities, and entrusted EASA with the management
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US environment agency invests in additional drone projects and UAS test activity
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is establishing a new Unmanned Systems Operations Program to support the rapidly expanding use of these systems
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Japan plans to license drone operators flying BVLOS by 2022, along with drone registration
The Japanese government is introducing new measures to create a licensing system for operating drones when flights are beyond the operator’s line of sight according
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France’s DSNA gives more details of its “U-space Together” programme
In early March French air navigation service provider DSNA selected eight Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) service providers to take part in a nationwide, U-space pre-operational
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Ohio supports UAS operations with USD1.4 million research contract for BVLOS drone operations
The Ohio Federal Research Network (OFRN) has awarded CAL Analytics, a information fusion specialist, a USD1.4 million contract to lead the development of a contingency management platform
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“Drones need cellular networks for full-service autonomous operations and UTM” – GUTMA Connected Skies webinar
Mobile network operators (MNOs) will not only be able to provide connectivity but integrate UTM services such as geofencing and alerts, dynamic ground-risk determination, virtual
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Iris Automation and MVT secure approval for BVLOS flights in Canadian RPAS test range
Transport Canada has issued a Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight (BVLOS) Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) to MVT Geo-solutions in partnership with Iris Automation using only Detect-and-Avoid (DAA). The
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Europe funds EUR485,000 SUGUS project to integrate drones into the airspace
The European Commission has selected a GMV-led consortium to lead the Solution for E-GNSS U Space Service (SUGUS) project. SUGUS is an 18-month EUR485,000 EU
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Telstra selects TEOCO’s AirborneRF platform to assist UAV network connectivity development
Network connectivity specialist TEOCO is to supply its AirborneRF platform to telecommunications company Telstra to support the development of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) activities including
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NASA innovators embrace expanded vision for advanced air mobility
By Chris Stonor Jim Banke, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, reports NASA’s aeronautical innovators are embracing a more inclusive vision for the future of air travel
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