At its meeting on 14 June, Switzerland’s Federal Council approved the revised ordinances designed to implement the European U-space regulatory package, which Switzerland adopted on
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Category: UAS traffic management news
FAA approves drone as a first responder BVLOS operations in New York State
uAvionix has announced that the Oswego City Police Department’s Drone as a First Responder (DFR) programme has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval for operations
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AirShare reveals quarterly stats for New Zealand drone flights
AirShare, Airways International’s uncrewed aircraft traffic management (UTM) system, which helps Airways New Zealand and the country’s Civil Aviation Authority to manage uncrewed air traffic,
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Stratomaps and Drone Express join Drone Logistics Ecosystem
French geospatial services specialist Stratomaps has become the latest member of the Drone Logistics Ecosystem (DLE), a global/virtual network of companies, universities, governments and investors
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SGS, BASF, ADLC start BVLOS autonomous petrochemical analysis drone flights at Antwerp port
SGS – a major testing, inspection and certification organisation – has launch its drone transport service in the Port of Antwerp in what the company
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Australian government announces new funding for BVLOS drone and eVTOL research
Enhanced beyond line of visual sight (BVLOS) drone operations, electric aircraft charging systems, airspace regulation, hydrogen-powered aircraft and cargo drone operations are all research projects
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Thales, Spire and ESSP to develop space-based air traffic surveillance service
Thales, Spire Global, and European Satellite Services Provider (ESSP) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the goal of introducing a range of global satellite-based
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Skypuzzler signs ESA contract to support deconfliction of drones in congested areas
Skypuzzler has signed a Kick-Start contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to engage in a feasibility study of Performance-Based Navigation (PBN). It defines and
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U-space “does not satisfy requirements for autonomous drone guidance” – new research
The present concept of U-space does not satisfy essential information needs for the U-space traffic autonomous guidance and the identified gaps in information provision must
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GAO calls for action to improve drone identification in the national airspace
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that drone integration into the national airspace may be at risk if the Federal Aviation Administration
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