INTERPOL has started the second phase of testing under Project Courageous – an initiative funded by the EU aimed at developing a comprehensive procedure to
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DroneShield launches DroneSentry-X Mk2 multi-mission C-UAS system
DroneShield has announced the release of DroneSentry-X Mk2, a multi-mission counter-UAS solution for mobile and expeditionary fixed-site applications. The DroneSentry-X supports passive detection, identification, tracking
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NATO “to adopt UK’s SAPIENT protocol as C-UAS standard”
NATO will adopt the SAPIENT (Sensing for Asset Protection with Integrated Electronic Networked Technology) protocol developed by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) as a
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US government shutdown averted – AUVSI urges urgent resolution to stalemate
A US government shutdown (https://www.unmannedairspace.info/latest-news-and-information/faa-faced-imminent-shutdown-unless-senate-agrees-new-reauthorization-package/) has been prevented after Congress passed a temporary measure to continue funding. According to US drone industry association AUVSI published
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Indian Navy contemplates procurement of 20-50 C-UAS systems underpinned by “Buy India” policy
Unmanned Airspace understands the Indian Navy is in the throes of considering the procurement of between 20 and 50 counter-UAS (C-UAS) systems to protect vessels
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Unifly, Skypuzzler link to pursue Eureka Eurostars research
Unifly and Skypuzzler have announced their collaboration in a Eureka Eurostars project, with Unifly’s unmanned traffic management solution and Skypuzzler’s digital air traffic control network
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FAA faced imminent shutdown unless Senate agrees new Reauthorization package
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is facing imminent shut-down unless the US Senate can agree the FAA Reauthorization package. According to
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Frontex announces finalists in its low-flying-object-detection competition
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, has announced the finalists of its inaugural Prize Award Contest, focusing on the detection, tracking, and identification
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An urgent matter of drones: What NATO should learn from UAS operations in Ukraine
By Tim Mahon A recent report published by the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) in Washington, DC, focuses attention on what the UAS and
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Lessons learned in Ukraine: are they the right ones?
by Tim Mahon The C-UAS community – in common with almost every other sector of the broad defence and security worlds – focuses a great
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