UNICEF reports that the Vanuatu Government has awarded two international drone companies, Swoop Aero and Wingcopter, with commercial contracts to trial the use of drones
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senseFly and IN-FLIGHT Data complete BVLOS urban surveillance mission in Calgary
Canadian commercial drone operator IN-FLIGHT Data and senseFly, a provider of fixed-wing drone solutions, have completed North America’s first urban BVLOS UAS (drone) project in
Read moreCANSO publishes UTM guide for ANSPs, including lost link procedure
At the 22-26 October Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) Operations Standing Committee (OSC) meeting in London the organisation launched its ANSP Considerations for Unmanned
Read moreDJI to use PrecisionHawk’s LATAS for enhanced geo-fencing
PrecisionHawk, Inc. has announced a partnership with DJI to improve DJI’s geofencing technology. Leveraging PrecisionHawk’s Low Altitude Traffic and Airspace Safety (LATAS) platform, DJI will
Read moreKazakhstan and UNICEF set up emergency response drone testing sites
The Government of Kazakhstan and UNICEF have launched a joint initiative for testing unmanned aircraft systems for emergency preparedness and response at two designated Drone
Read moreJARUS opens external consultation on medium risk drone operational standards
The Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems (JARUS) has launched an external consultation for “JARUS OPS Recommendations for UAS Category B Operations“. JARUS Working Group 2
Read moreVVA, GMV and CATEC head consortium to research Galileo, EGNOS services for drone operations
VVA (Valdani Vicari & Associati) GMV and CATEC has been contracted by the European Commission DG GROW to provide support to the standardisation actions for
Read moreSESAR announces EUR9.5 million worth of new U-space demonstration programmes
A series of drone demonstrations will soon get underway at urban and rural locations across Europe, thanks to Eur 9.5 million funding from the SESAR
Read moreDrone Rescue Systems launches automatically-deployed drone parachutes
Drone Rescue Systems GmbH launched the DRS-5 and DRS-10 drone parachutes at the Intergeo exhibition at Frankfurt am Main, Germany. DRS-5 is designed for multicopters
Read moreAvitas given FAA permission to fly BVLOS inspection flights tracked by radar
Avitas Systems reports it has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval to fly an unmanned aerial system (UAS) beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) in
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