The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Department of the Interior (DOi) are restricting drone operations over 10 DOI sites, including the Statue of Liberty and
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Transport Canada proposes new three-tier drone operation rules
Drone operators in Canada have until 13 October to respond to new drone regulations issued by the regulator Transport Canada. Under the proposals will no longer need
Read moreThere is a clear pathway from ATM to UTM – interview with AirMap’s Richard Deakin
Richard Deakin has a wide background in aerospace, spanning the world of government, defence and the private civil sector. He was formerly Chief Executive Officer
Read moreFirst flight of Dubai’s autonomous air taxi concept vehicle
The Government of Dubai’s Media Office has announced that the first concept flight of the Volocopter Autonomous Air Taxi (AAT), a vehicle that will be
Read moreDrone collides with US Army Black Hawk helicopter over New York
The U.S. Army is investigating the collision between a drone and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter patrolling the skies above New York City on
Read moreOpenWorks launches automatic Skywall300 drone net-capture system
OpenWorks Engineering has launched SkyWall300, an updated version of the SkyWall100 hand-held drone capturing system, which has been deployed by major government authorities and protected
Read moreUniversity of Massachusetts researching combined drone/weather radar
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Engineering are developing a multi-purpose radar system that can detect very small drone aircraft and also
Read moreUK defence ministry issues tender for immediate C-UAS capability
The Ministry of Defence, ISTAR, Joint Sensor and Engagement Networks Team (JSENS) has an urgent capability requirement (TED 2017/S 181-371516) to provide a Counter Unmanned
Read moreDJI announces new vision of de-centralised UTM, drone identification network
At the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Drone Enable conference in Montreal DJI announced a new approach to developing first generation UAS traffic management (UTM)
Read moreLockheed Martin laser “proves effective against UAS in Army trials”
A Lockheed Martin prototype laser weapon system has proved that an advanced system of sensors, software and specialized optics can deliver decisive lethality against unmanned
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