One year after the Small UAS Rule (Part 107) took effect the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued nearly 60,000 Part 107 pilot certificates since
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
RADA receives USD8 million plus US defence department contract
RADA Electronic Industries Ltd has received a strategic first order for dozens of Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radars (MHR) from the US Department of Defense in a
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Altitude Angel announces manned/unmanned integrated airspace research results
Altitude Angel has announced the results of a six-month long research project conducted by Altitude Angel and Imperial College London, supported by Microsoft into how
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Australia’s civil aviation authority publishes drone regulation discussion document
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), as part of its review of drone regulations, has published a discussion paper to engage the community and aviation
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US Defence Department awards Gird Systems man-portable C-UAS detection research contract
The US Department of Defense has awarded a USD148,364 contract to Gird Systems of Cincinnati, Ohio, to develop a comprehensive design plan for a man-portable,
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HENSOLDT to feature Xpeller C-UAS system at DSEI
HENSOLDT will be presenting its Xpeller counter-UAV system, able to reliably detect small drones at various distances, at this year’s DSEI exhibition (12 – 15
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AUVSI to host webinar on commercial UAS operators impacting regulatory change
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) will host a webinar with Earl Lwrence, the directorat the US Federal Aviation Administration’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems
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US Navy F/A-18E reports unsafe interaction with Iranian QOM-1 UAV
While operating in international airspace in the central Persian Gulf, an F/A-18E Super Hornet with Strike Fighter Squadron 147, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS
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Dubai announces UAS event, plans UAV air taxi safety regulations
The Dubai Police and Dubai Civil Aviation Authority have announced they are hosting the first-ever UAS FORUM from 16 – 17 October 2017 to highlight
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AirMap platform to be deployed throughout Kansas
Airmap has announced that it partnering with the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) to deploy the AirMap platform across the state. In Kansas, drones will
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