NATS Services has introduced a digital flight approval service to assist drone operators in accessing the airspace around Aberdeen International Airport, UK. Drone pilots wanting
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Green light for Project ULTRA to start drone cargo flights through civil/military airspace
The United States Department of Defense has tasked Project ULTRA with conducting demonstration flights using uncrewed aerial system (UAS) to move cargo between Grand Forks
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DronePort Network launches airspace awareness project at two locations
DronePort Network has launched its Community Airspace Awareness Project (CAAP) at Ardmore Industrial Airpark and MidAmerica Industrial Park. Both were selected as the Oklahoma beta
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CAA sets out plan for routine BVLOS drone flights in the UK
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has published a roadmap for a future in which drones carry out tasks like transporting specialised chemotherapy drugs to
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Man charged for flying drone in restricted airspace
A man has been charged for allegedly flying a drone near the finish line at the Boston Marathon in April 2024. The drone flight prompted
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Leonardo and UTM Systems and Services merger approved
Leonardo SpA’s Board of Directors has approved the merger by incorporation of UTM Systems & Services S.r.l. into the company. The merger was also approved
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“1,504 vertiports now planned for construction worldwide” – latest Global AAM/UAM Market Map report
The February 2025 update to the Global AAM/UAM Market Map report: The global vertiport market map and forecast 2025-2029 has identified 1,504 vertiports being planned for
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SESAR JU announces new funds for AAM and drone demonstrator research
Implementing innovative air mobility (IAM) and drone operations is one of a series of new SESAR JU Digital European Sky Demonstrators to be funded by
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New consortium BIRDS to provide integrated UTM and airspace security system in Brazil
A new collaboration between a consortium of major UAS companies – Speedbird Aero, UAS manufacturer and delivery services provider in Brazil and worldwide; High Lander
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EUROCAE proposes new remote U-space ID standards to fill in ASTM F3411 “gaps”
EUROCAE’s WG-105 working group has published a report of technical recommendations for alternative exchange mechanisms that could be submitted to EASA, while addressing potential interoperability
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