The Swiss Federal Council has adopted a report “Developing and regulating civil drones in Switzerland” at its meeting on 20 December 2024, proposing measures to
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EASA publishes new software to measure drone and eVTOL noise emissions
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the NORAH2 software prototype and noise hemispheres database, the NORAH2 tool, to estimate the noise on
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Nokia, Motorola develop AI-based first-responder BVLOS drone management system
Claudia Bacco explains how new AI-enhanced drone management systems are helping first responders save lives Nokia and Motorola Solutions have announced a joint drone technology
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National Defense Authorization Act “will raise US C-UAS spending by USD336.4 million”
The passage of FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes an increase in funding on counter-UAS systems of USD336.4 million, according to Association for
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Europe’s ATM Masterplan – integrating drones and eVTOLs “will cost up to EUR2.9 billion”
The latest version of the European ATM Masterplan has been published today by the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) joint undertaking, setting out the
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Air Space Drone and partners implement UTM system to manage drone flights at Lannion airport
UTM company Air Space Drone has announced a partnership with the Centre Technologique Drone Ouest (CTDO) to manage drone flights at. Lannion Airport. According to
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New training courses launched to link UK local authorities with drone and AAM industries
Future Flight Challenge, delivered by Innovate UK and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), is supporting a new programme for local authorities to learn
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CASA publishes update to its AAM development roadmap for Australia
Australian safety aviation regulator CASA has today published its regulatory roadmap update for Advanced Air Mobility in Australia. In the Immediate term (2024 to 2026)
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Bristow, BETA and partners to open major AAM cargo service test flight area in Norway
A Letter of Intent (LOI) has been signed among key aviation stakeholders to participate in an International Test Arena for Zero- and Low-Emission Aviation in
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SkyGrid publishes CONOPS blueprint for AAM airspace integration
SkyGrid, an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Third-Party Service Provider (TSP), has released an operational blueprint for TSPs in its Concept of Operations (ConOps) for Third-Party Services
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