India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have launched the Government Authorisation for Relief Using Drones (GARUD) portal to
Read more
Category: UAS traffic management news
New York test site secures USD1.6 million to develop contingency management platform
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded a USD1.6 million contract to a team led by CAL Analytics development of a single, integrated contingency management
Read more
From rogue drone detection to micro-weather forecasting – the technical capabilities of mobile phone networks
Cellular networks can provide more than just advanced connectivity services to drone operators and UTM service suppliers – they can deliver a range of advanced
Read more
European U-space demonstrator projects focus on next steps
In the third webinar hosted by SESAR Joint Undertaking (SJU) at the end of April, speakers highlighted the next steps for the safe integration of
Read more
Altitude Angel launches surveillance interface application for drone operators
Altitude Angel has launched a surveillance Application Programming Interface (API) designed to allow integrators to both share and receive flight data from a variety of
Read more
PansaUTM supports drone flights of COVID-19 test samples between Warsaw hospitals
On 29 April, a pilot project was carried out to transport samples for testing for the presence of the COVID-19 virus using a cargo drone
Read more
Skyward introduces a risk assessment tool for its drone management platform
Drone management software company Skyward has introduced a risk assessment tool to help drone programme managers proactively identify and document critical risks to an operation. An
Read more
Airbus simulates UTM systems of the future using prototype environment
Airbus has enhanced its simulation environment, built to visualise what the future Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) airspace will look like. The simulation tool is designed
Read more
F-drones launches commercial BVLOS drone deliveries to ships in Singapore
F-drones reports it has completed the first commercial BVLOS drone delivery in Singapore on 19 April 2020. The drone delivered 2 kg of vitamins over
Read more
US DoT report highlights blockchain potential for UTM and organ delivery by drone
Safe and efficient air traffic management, reliable operations near high-risk areas (around crowds or airports for example), safety and security, tracking and enforcement of flight
Read more