There are, globally, 20,287 prisons, 41,820 airports and airfields, 4,913 sports stadiums and 447 nuclear power stations, in more than 224 countries of the world,
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Indian air force seeks domestic C-UAV equipment as part of USD1.5 billion air defence system
The Indian Air Force is looking for Indian manufacturers to fill its requirement for its USD 1.5 billion Close-in Weapon Systems (CIWS) to replace its
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Unifly, HERE link to provide drone maps, collision avoidance aids
HERE Technologies, a global leader in digital mapping and location services, and Unifly, a leading provider of Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) software, are teaming up
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Workhorse hybrid helicopter receives FAA certification – unmanned version planned
Workhorse Group (www.workhorse.com) has announced it has received an Experimental Airworthiness Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that will allow the company to conduct
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Florida auto dealer plans air taxi service
According to the Pensacola News Journal (http://www.pnj.com) local start-up AAA Air Taxi (https://aaaflyingtaxi.com/) – a subsidiary of Brock Auto Sales – Is planning a 24-hour,
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US Homeland Security seeks autonomous navigation system for indoor drones
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and its research and development (R&D) partners has issued a Request for Innovators (RFI) seeking to prototype, test
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“New regulatory bodies need to be established to manage urban drone operations” – Paul Rigby, CEO at Consortiq
In order to effectively integrate drones into national airspace, the establishment of a new regulatory body dedicated to the safe management of these aircraft should
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ONERA flight tests UTM conflict alert scenarios
French research agency ONERA (https://www.onera.fr/sites/default/files/communiques/pdf/2018-01/20171219-CP-ONERA-Drones.pdf) and the air force have been using a Jodel D-140R glider tug and a civilian quadcopter drones to test ONERA’s
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Israeli government “sets up new domestic drone security task force”
The Times of Israel reports the government has unveiled a national task force, led by the air force, to deal with domestic drone safety and
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Droneshield DroneGun certified safe for radio frequency exposure
DroneShield has announced its DroneGun MKII product has been certified as compliant for human exposure to radio frequencies, in connection with requests by potential governmental
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