At Farnborough International 2018 Boeing announced it is collaborating with artificial intelligence (AI) technology leader, SparkCognition, to deliver unmanned aircraft system traffic management (UTM) solutions.
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Aeronyde and Unifly link to provide emergency responders with UTM and autonomy
Florida-based Autonomous Aerial Systems (AAS) company Aeronyde and Belgian Unmanned Traffic Management provider Unifly has announced a partnership to bring advanced UAV technology to emergency
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Elbit’s new HermesTM 900 StarLiner “configured to fly in civil IFR airspace alongside airliners”
Israel’s Elbit Systems has announced the launch of the HermesTM 900 StarLiner, a Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) that features adverse weather
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Dedrone launches cloud-based C-UAS network “with no on-site infrastructure”
Dedrone (https://www.dedrone.com/press/dedrone-introduces-drone-detection-in-the-cloud) has announced the release of Dedrone Cloud which “streamlines and accelerates drone detection technology installations, without requiring on-site IT infrastructure or maintenance.” “Customers
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FAA extends deadline for research/industry participation in multiple UAS operations research
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a new final response date of 20 July 2018 for its request for information (RFI) on research and methods
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SESAR JU approves UTM concept of operations for Europe
The Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) Joint Undertaking (SJU) has today approved the Concept of Operation for EuRopean UTM Systems (CORUS) U-Space development programme, which
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Space53 and AirMap partner to trial UTM concepts in the Netherlands
Space53, a site for the safe development, testing, and research of unmanned systems, is partnering with AirMap to experiment and analyze different UTM (UAS traffic
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“Testing the boundaries between public and commercial UTM service provision”
An interview with Hendrik-Jan Van Der Gucht, Manager Innovation, Belgocontrol What are the major challenges you face in developing a UTM system? At a regulatory
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CAAS, EASA and Airbus to cooperate on standards and regulations for urban drone operations
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Airbus have agreed to collaborate in the development of safety standards
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Portugal announces plans for drone registration, liability insurance
The Portuguese Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC) has announced it intends to imminently launch a mandatory drone registration and liability insurance scheme for drone operators (http://www.anac.pt/vPT/Generico/Noticias/noticias2018/Paginas/PressRelease32018.aspx)
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