Remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) will one day be able to operate in controlled airspace alongside piloted aircraft – but it will take many hours
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Breaking down the potential of LAANC
Aviation is full of acronyms, and there’s no better example than LAANC — or Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability. LAANC was developed over the last year
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China introduces new rules for commercial drone operators from June
Multiple Chinese media outlets report that the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has announced that new rules for commercial drone operators will take effect
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UK Airprox Board concludes A319 was at “serious risk” of drone collision
The UK’s Airprox Board https://www.airproxboard.org.uk/Monthly-Meeting-February-2018.aspx has given an ICAO Risk A (“The risk classification of an aircraft proximity in which serious risk of collision has
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Indian government “creates task force to fast-track UAS technology and operations”
The Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) has published a press release (https://centreforaviation.com/members/direct-news/government-of-india-ministry-of-civil-aviation-shri-jayant-sinha-to-head-a-13-member-task-force-for-411406) which reports the Indian Government is developing a task force under the
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GUTMA announces annual conference – Madrid, 5-6 June
The Global UTM Association has announced that the GUTMA Annual Conference will take place in Madrid on June 5 and 6 this year. “The goal
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RPAS 2018 to take place 3 and 4 July in Bonn, Germany
The Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Policy, Regulation and Innovation forum (RPAS 2018) will take place on 3 and 4 July 2018 in Bonn, Germany. According
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US Air Force seeks directed energy C-UAS industry partners
The Office of Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation (SDPE), Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), is conducting an experimentation campaign
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DroneShield C-UAS equipment protects Texas NASCAR event
The Fort Worth Police Department has confirmed that DroneShield’s products were utilised by the Texas State Department of Public Safety, the Denton County Sheriff, the
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European-wide drone operating rules “almost there” – Dutch transport ministry official
Europe’s aviation regulators are “almost there” in agreeing the transition of regulating drone operations from a national level to a European level, according to Ron
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