The Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP) is a Research and Development (R&D) procurement program aimed at procuring, testing and evaluating R&D pre-commercialized goods and
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Poland is implementing a nationwide DroneRadar UTM system
Poland is implementing a nationwide UTM system based on the DroneRadar (https://droneradar.eu/) flight planning/authorisation app. Around 1,100 drone operators are daily using DroneRadar’s airspace status
Read moreAirbus Skyways Singapore parcel delivery drone makes first flight
Airbus Helicopters’ Skyways unmanned air vehicle has successfully completed its first flight demonstration at the National University of Singapore (NUS), says the company. The drone
Read moreGryphon and WhiteFox integrate their counter-UAS systems
Gryphon Sensors has agreed a partnership with WhiteFox Defense Technologies, so WhiteFox’s non-jamming, non-kinetic mitigation and analysis capabilities is now integrated within Gryphon’s Skylight system.
Read moreChina – CAAC endorses mobile cellular networks for UTM operations
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has published a report which officially supports the use of mobile telephone networks for monitoring low-level drone operations.(http://www.caac.gov.cn/en/XWZX/201802/t20180207_49252.html).
Read moreAirbus Aerial launches commercial drone research centre in Singapore
Airbus announced at the Singapore Air Show on 7 February that is has launched the Asia-Pacific operations of its “Airbus Aerial” commercial drone services in
Read moreUK innovation fund chooses five locations to research UTM and drone operations
Bradford, London, Preston, Southampton and the West Midlands will work with the UK-innovation foundation NESTA Flying High team (https://www.nesta.org.uk/news/five-cities-bringing-drones-uk) over the next five months to
Read moreSingapore launches urban UTM research centre
“The Government is actively facilitating the use of UAS by both the private and the public sectors. We will be designating One-North, an active R&D
Read moreNew Spanish drone law should ease restrictions on commercial operations
In Spain, the new unmanned air system (UAS) regulation was approved on 30 December 2017, after spending more than three years on the statute
Read moreDroneShield launches lightweight, compact drone detecting radar
DroneShield Ltd has announced the launch of RadarZero, a compact drone detection radar product. According to the company: “At roughly the size of a paperback
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