The Russian news agency TASS reports that the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) is developing new measures to stop unmanned flying vehicles (UAV) flying into
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Boeing’s HorizonX invests in counter-UAS company Fortem Technologies
Boeing’s HorizonX Ventures has announced its investment in Fortem Technologies, Inc., a Salt Lake City, Utah-based company developing advanced radar systems for unmanned and manned
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New FAA forecasts suggests 400% increase in drone numbers to 2022
The US Federal Aviation Administration (https://www.faa.gov/data_research/aviation/aerospace_forecasts/media/Unmanned_Aircraft_Systems.pdf) is predicting drone numbers to increase by 400% to 2022 – but slowing down beyond then. Professional drone numbers
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Swedish, US researchers model urban airspace capacity limits for drone operators
Understanding how multiple drone operations impact urban airspace capacity levels is a key objective of research from Swedish Air Navigation Service provider LFV, the Department
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FAA UAS Symposium round-up – a step closer to understanding UTM priorities in the USA
“We’re on track to announce the selection of the first 10 participants of the drone integration pilot programme in May 2018,” according to US Secretary
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Airspace Systems C-UAS drone company “attracts USD20 million in funding”
Techcrunch (https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/12/airspace-systems-raises-20-million-series-a-to-take-down-dangerous-drones-with-other-drones/) reports that Airspace Systems (https://airspace.co/) has closed a USD20 million Series A funding round (led by Singtel Innov8 with s28 Capital, Shasta Ventures
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New UTM company plans for Blockchain/AI-based UTM system by December 2018
United Arab Emirates (USA) -based UTM company DEEP AERO (https://www.deepaero.com/) is planning to have its Blockchain-based, UTM system platform powered by artificial intelligence operational by
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GUTMA launches flight data protocol
After an extensive review period, the Flight Logging Protocol from the Global UTM Association (GUTMA) is ready for publication. The protocol’s purpose is to
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Airways New Zealand integrating air taxis into its UTM programme
Airways New Zealand is working with Zephyr Airworks to integrate air taxis into the air navigation service provider’s developing UTM network. Zephyr Airworks is developing
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US government “poised to agree drone package deliveries”
The Wall Street Journal (https://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2018/03/12/the-morning-download-u-s-drone-deliveries-could-begin-within-months/) reports that US drone operators are expected to begin limited package deliveries within months, according to federal regulators and industry
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