UAS Traffic Management (UTM) specialist ANRA Technologies has launched a family of scalable UTM software services called SmartSkies. The development comes in response to the
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US centre of excellence awarded USD2.6 million grant aid to support safe integration of drones
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded USD2.6 million in research, education, and training grants to universities that comprise the agency’s Air Transportation Center of Excellence
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FAA selects Vigilant Aerospace’s FlightHorizon solution to test detect-and-avoid at Alaska UAS test site
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected Vigilant Aerospace to carry out flight testing with multiple radar systems as inputs to the company’s detect-and-avoid and
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“UTM/U-Space will establish airspace management technologies for all future aircraft operations” – GUTMA Connected Skies webinar
“We view UTM and U-space as establishing the future of the management of all airspace, from the surface to Space for all users, existing and
Read moreEASA and EC sign a contribution agreement on aviation safety research activities
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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