Defense News (https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/navy-league/2018/04/10/this-gun-shoots-drones-out-of-the-sky/) reports a new counter-UAS system from IXI Technology (http://ixitech.com/products/drone-killer/) has been developed to exploit software defined radio technology to detect and disable
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“Amazon delivery drones could reach nearly 100 million people in five years” – Ark Invest
Research investment company Ark Invest (https://ark-invest.com/research/delivery-drones) reports that with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval Amazon delivery drones “could transport packages to more than 50 million
Read moreADS-B drone transponder manufacturer Aerobits “providing airborne UTM technologies”
Unmanned Systems Technology (http://www.unmannedsystemstechnology.com/2018/04/aerobits-miniature-ads-b-technology-developed-u-space-integration/?utm_source=Unmanned+Systems+Technology+Newsletter&utm_campaign=f1a3189d7b-eBrief_2018_Apr_09&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6fc3c01e8d-f1a3189d7b-119748209) reports that Poland’s Aerobits (http://aerobits.pl/), a manufacturer of miniature ADS-B technology for small unmanned aerial systems (UAS), has been working in
Read moreICAO launches second DRONE ENABLE event and calls for guidance material proposals
ICAO is convening its second DRONE ENABLE event for 13-14 September in Chengdu, China. Its focus will be on exploring new solutions with experts and
Read moreSpain introduces airspace re-organisation plan to incorporate drone operations
Spain’s unmanned aviation sector received a boost on 19 March 2018 when the new 2018-2021 National Strategic Plan was presented for the development of civil
Read moreTrump administration “seeks new laws to track, reroute or destroy drones”
The Washington Post reports that the Trump administration is asking Congress to give the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice the power to track, reroute
Read moreSpecial report – Brazil’s DECEA to integrate drone management within its ATM system
The Department of Airspace Control (DECEA) is soon to implement new UAS traffic management (UTM) concepts based on the organization’s remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS)
Read more“Hobbyist and model aircraft should be FAA regulated” – Commercial Drone Alliance
The Commercial Drone Alliance, an independent 501c6 non-profit commercial drone industry organization, has called on Congress to repeal Section 336 of the FAA Modernization and
Read moreThales to launch big data-based UTM system this summer
Thales is due to launch its big-data UAS traffic management system (UTM) in late June or early July. The new UTM product – part of
Read moreHow ATM data exchange technologies can be used for UTM
Could you please provide some statistics about the increase in data caused by the growth in number of drones? Bart Adams: Aerial mapping: now one
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