The release of the final language of the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes Section 1709, which requires an assessment of the potential
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Belgium’s defence ministry announces C-UAS market study
Belgium’s Ministère de la Défense has announced it has launched a market study for counter-UAS systems and is seeking industry support. Interested organisations are asked
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It works! Lessons from GUTMA’s Harmonized Skies 2024
By Sebastian Babiarz, GUTMA Co-president, Amanda Boekholt, GUTMA Treasurer, Koen De Vos, GUTMA Secretary-General.,Emmie Derbäck, InterUSS Platform Outreach Committee The federated UTM system works well
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Why Europe’s historic U-space day is passing without a mention
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes Today should be an historic day for Europe’s U-space community. Today the first U-space area is due to become operational, in Italy.
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High Lander to provide Vega UTM system to Canada’s phase two RTM programme
High Lander, a global provider of drone fleet management and unmanned traffic management solutions, will join a consortium of Canadian partners led by Variable Pitch
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EUROCAE publishes ED-271A: minimum detect and avoid standards for IFR drone flights
EUROCAE has published ED-271A – Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards (MASPS) For Detect And Avoid Traffic For Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems In Airspace Classes A-G
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JARUS members decide to stick with current structure and work programme
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes Delegates to the Second JARUS Plenary Meeting, which took place in Vienna between November 18 and November 22, have voted to maintain
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CASA, Airservices Australia extend automated airspace authorisation trial
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and Airservices Australia have announced the extension of the Automated Airspace Authorisations Trial (AAAT) to November 2026 and new
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UK CAA eVTOL AOC and vertiport charging proposals – “Joby eVTOLs will cost more than SkyDrive’s
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has outlined its charging proposals for air operator certification certificates and vertiport applications and licensing certificates. According to these
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Claudia Bacco joins Unmanned Airspace as Contributing Editor
Leveraging more than eight years in the airspace traffic management industry, Claudia will become a contributing editor across our publications. She brings a unique view
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