Jon Beatty, President and CEO Flight Safety Foundation has written a letter (https://flightsafety.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/FSF-Letter-to-ICAO-re-Recreational-Drone-Regulation-FINAL.pdf) to Dr Fang Liu, Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization
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Italy’s Skyrobotic cleared to fly drones above cities
Skyrobotic, an Italeaf company that produces drones under 25 kilograms, has announced it has obtained permission from the Italian National Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) for
Read moreNew study identifies 235 counter UAS products from 155 companies
The Centre for the Study of the Drone (http://dronecenter.bard.edu/publications/counter-drone-systems/) has published a new study on the counter drone market which lists at least 235 counter-drone
Read moreEASA publishes first official opinion on EU drone regulation
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the first formal Opinion on safe operations for small drones in Europe (https://www.easa.europa.eu/document-library/opinions/opinion-012018). The Opinion will serve
Read moreChristchurch New Zealand becomes latest urban drone testing zone
Land Information New Zealand (https://www.linz.govt.nz/about-linz) reports that the Residential Red Zone in Christchurch has turned out to be an ideal venue for a ground-breaking trial
Read more“Institutional relationships have been the key to developing the world’s first nationwide UTM service” – interview with Paweł Korzec of DroneRadar
Poland is the first country in the world to implement an operational, nationwide UTM system. DroneRadar (https://droneradar.eu) is operating some of the first foundation services
Read moreVodafone to start 4G mobile network drone-tracking UTM service trials
Mobile telephone network provider Vodafone has today announced the start of drone tracking and safety technology trials. Vodafone’s approach uses 4G Internet of Things (IoT)
Read moreLAANC programme brings drone operations close to Cincinnati International airport
Drone operators are now able to operate in certain areas within five miles of Cincinnati North Kentucky International airport (CVG), thanks to the Federal Aviation
Read moreUS Army seeks expeditionary and mobile counter-drone systems
The US Government is conducting market research for the rapid development, deployment and support of the Expeditionary Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) Integrated
Read more“First drone-related helicopter crash” reported in USA – no casualties
Bloomberg (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-16/what-may-be-first-drone-linked-copter-crash-being-investigated) reports that a helicopter crash on 14th February in Charleston, South Carolina, in which there were no casualties, is likely to be the
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