The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is looking for additional suppliers to provide Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) capabilities. In October 2017, the
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
New senseFly flight planning software shows live traffic data
senseFly’s latest drone flight planning and management release eMotion 3.5 (https://www.sensefly.com/2018/03/27/sensefly-takes-drone-flight-planning-management-next-level-release-emotion-3-5/) now supports uAvionix’s PingUSB ADS-B*/UAT receiver, allowing senseFly operators to view live air traffic data
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European Maritime Safety Agency requires BRLOS SATCOM link for surveillance UAS
The European Maritime Safety Agency via the European Union’s Tenders Electronic Daily service (http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:141505-2018:TEXT:EN:HTML&src=0) The objective of this call for tender is to contract SATCOM
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SRC awarded USD57 million C-UAS contract from US Air Force
The US government’s FedBizzOpps.gov website (https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=5d178801c0deecd388d59ff592c641e6&tab=core&_cview=0) has announced SRC Inc, manufacturer of the Silent Archer counter-UAS system, has won a contract worth USD57 million for
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China’s SF Express “given licence to start drone-based transport network”
China Money Network (https://www.chinamoneynetwork.com/2018/03/28/sf-express-use-drones-delivery-chinas-remote-regions) reports that SF Express, one of China’s biggest express delivery companies, has announced its subsidiary Jiangxi Fengyu Shuntu Technology Co. Ltd.
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Thales to work with NASA on UTM research
Thales has announced it has reached formal agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for a Space Act Agreement to support their unmanned
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Air New Zealand wants tougher drone violation penalties after near miss
Pilots operating Air New Zealand flight NZ092 from Haneda, Tokyo encountered a drone estimated to be just five metres away from the 777-200 aircraft during its descent
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NASA Ames reposts request for UTM research partners
NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) has reposted its request (https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=34469d19af9f5745ea2cb4bf2e0145eb&tab=core&_cview=0) to identify US-based public, private, and academic organizations to collaborate with NASA to conduct Unmanned
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Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems tests FAA UTM platform for BVLOS operations
The Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS), which manages the Nevada UAS Test Sites, and its NASA Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) partners has flown multiple
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Maynooth University receives EUR6 million to fund UTM research
Ireland’s Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development, John Halligan TD has announced funding from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) of EUR 1.8
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