Following several requests from industry representatives and considering the importance of European Industry’s feedback, the European Defence Agency has decided to extend the deadline for
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DARPA to field-test counter-UAS sensing and neutralization technologies in January 2018
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is planning to hold a Technology Day on Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at its Arlington, Virgina offices for
Read moreEUROCAE seeks UAS technical specialist for its advisory committee
EUROCAE, the European technical standards authority, is seeking a UAS technical specialist to sit on its Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). Membership of the TAC is
Read moreDelivery by drone service launched in Northern Ontario, Canada
Drone Delivery (Canada) has announced that Moose Cree First Nation and Drone Delivery Canada have entered into an agreement to commence a commercial programme to
Read morePassenger Drone flies autonomous air taxi with passenger on board
Passenger Drone has announced the launch of an autonomous manned aerial vehicle. Slightly larger than a small car, the Swiss-based company has designed and now
Read moreUK’s justice department funds counter-drone prison protection research
The UK’s Ministry of Justice (MOJ) will invest up to UKP950,000 in Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) innovation projects to address the challenges caused by
Read moreEuropean Commission wants to speed up UTM adoption in Europe
On 29 September the European Commission announced a fresh push to speed up the implementation of EU-wide rules for the use of drones in the
Read moreNASA joins NUAIR, the New York UTM alliance
NASA has joined the Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR), a 50-mile unmanned traffic management corridor linked to the NUSTAR UAS test facility. According
Read moreUS Air Force seeks help in counter-UAS laser research
The US Air Force Research Laboratory’s Strategic Development Planning & Experimentation Group (SDPE) is conducting market research as part of an upcoming experimentation demonstration using
Read moreUN seeks mobile air defence system with counter-UAS capability
The United Nations field operations often deploy troops, police and civilian personnel in non-permissive environments. UN camps are targets of attacks by rockets, mortars and
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