skyguide, the Swiss air navigation service provider, and UTM service provider AirMap successfully demonstrated Swiss U-space, one of the first nationwide drone traffic management systems
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
New Unmanned Airspace updated report identifies key trends in successful UTM business strategies
The first all-service UAS traffic management (UTM) system supporting beyond-visual-line of sight (BVLOS) and urban delivery drone flights is on course to be operational by
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Flying taxis to be trialled in Ingolstadt as part of government-backed research
DW reports (http://www.dw.com/en/germany-to-test-flying-taxis-in-ingolstadt-bavaria/a-44328390) that flying taxis will be tested in Ingolstadt, Germany, as part of a project backed by the German government, Audi and Airbus.
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Russia “implements C-UAS shield around all major cities”
A radar shield to detect low-flying targets, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has been put into operation above all major Russian cities, a senior
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US Senate committee agrees extra funding for C-UAS research
Senator John Hoeven (https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/news/news-releases/hoeven-secures-funding-to-advance-cbps-uas-operations-and-develop-counter-uas-technology-in-fy19), a member of the US Senate Appropriations Committee on Homeland Security, has outlined provisions he secured in the Fiscal Year (FY)
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Ohio State to create mini-UTM system for drone traffic monitoring
The DriveOhio research programme (http://drive.ohio.gov/news/Ohio-Research-Project-Will-Monitor-Traffic-With-Unmanned-Aircraft/) has announced its 33 Smart Mobility Corridor participants will study the use of drones to monitor traffic and roadway conditions
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Rocketmine achieves BVLOS approval for drone operations in South Africa
Rocketmine (https://www.rocketmine.com/rocketmine-receives-bvlos-approval/) has received Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) approval for the flight of its commercial drones from the South African Civil Aviation Authority
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Securus selects AeroDefense C-UAS systems to secure Georgia State correctional facilities
Securus Technologies has selected AeroDefense systems’ AirWardenTM Radio-Frequency-based drone and pilot detection, location and alert system for deployment at its correctional facility customer sites. “Contraband delivery
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MIT researchers develop “nano-sized drone navigation system”
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (http://news.mit.edu/2018/novel-chip-upgrade-helps-miniature-drones-navigate-0620) researchers, who last year designed a tiny computer chip tailored to help honeybee-sized drones navigate, have now shrunk their chip design
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NATO seeks four C-UAS units with operator identification capability
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the procurement of commercially available and effective commercial
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