RPAS CivOps 2019, the Seventh annual European Civil RPAS Operators & Operations Forum, is taking place in Madrid, Spain on 23 and 24 January 2019. This event is coordinated
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New UK drone industry working group to help develop BVLOS, VTOL and UTM standards
A Working Group of UK drone operators and other industry stakeholders was set up on 22 November 2018 at City Hall, London, to assist the
Read moreISO announces draft standards for drone operators
The ISO Draft International Standards for Drone Operations have been released for public consultation, with professionals, academics and businesses invited to submit comments by 21
Read moreOperation Zenith provides landmark demonstration of UTM technology capabilities
The most technically complex and comprehensive demonstration in the world so far of a UTM system was put on display on 21 November when UK
Read moreBoeing, SparkCognition launch block-chain/AI based “UTM plus” company SkyGrid
Boeing and SparkCognition have announced plans to launch SkyGrid, a new company that will enable the future of urban aerial mobility. Based in Austin, Texas, SkyGrid will
Read moreFAA’s LAANC programme “has processed more than 50,000 airspace authorisations”
The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) nationwide deployment of the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) has processed more than 50,000 applications from drone operators
Read moreGUTMA annual conference to be held in Portland, 18-20 June 2019
GUTMA’s annual conference and general assembly 2019 will take place in Portland, Oregon, USA, from Tuesday, June 18 to Thursday, June 20. The conference is titled “Connected
Read moreJARUS launches call for stakeholder views on air risk collision model
JARUS has announced the launch of the External Consultation for the “Annex G – Air Risk Collision Model” of the JARUS guidelines on Specific Operations
Read moreEuropean U-Space demonstrator network meeting identifies initial challenges to implementation
On 14 November Eurocontrol hosted the first meeting of members of the European Network of U-space Demonstrators launched by Commissioner Violeta Bulc on 19 October in Antwerp.
Read moreRakuten announces successful trials of 5G drone stadium flights
Rakuten Mobile Network, Inc. has announced the successful completion of a large-scale trial of technologies that demonstrate the capacity for 5G (5thgeneration mobile communications systems) infrastructure
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