A bill introduced to the US House of Representatives proposes changes in the official categorizing of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The Unmanned Aircraft Systems Review
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Category: Civil/military integration
SESAR project tests concept for the safe integration of remotely-piloted aircraft systems around airports
The SESAR Joint Undertaking INVIRCAT research project is investigating the integration of a specific category of unmanned vehicles, known as remotely-piloted aircraft systems using instrument
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Swiss aviation authority invites expressions of interest for provision of U-space services in Switzerland
The Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) invites all interested parties to respond to a call for expression of interest to announce their willingness
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NASA invites collaboration to define future of air travel, hosts two “Sky for All” events in March
US National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) invites input to help define what a “Sky for All” might look like by 2050. NASA has released
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ICAO UAS Advisory Group announces webinar to update on UTM framework and Drone Enable 2022
The ICAO Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Advisory Group will host a webinar on 21 February 2022 to provide an overview of the work currently underway with
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SESAR research project ERICA tests integration of remotely piloted aircraft in controlled airspace
ERICA consortium member Indra reports successful integration of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) in controlled airspace following validation of SESAR solution 117, during the research
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V-BAT drone Canadian Coast Guard trials show “comprehensive airspace picture”
By Oliver Smith Software company Kongsberg Geospatial has announced that the Canadian Coast Guard completed off-shore sea trials for Shield AI’s V-BAT Unmanned Aircraft System
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Israel’s CAA certifies Elbit UAS for flights in civil airspace
The Civil Aviation Authority of the State of Israel (CAAI) has for the first time certified an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) for civil aviation, approving
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SESAR JU reports interoperability testing of drones in unsegregated airspace
The SESAR JU reports its ERICA programme is currently testing the interoperability of remotely piloted aircraft (RPAS) equipped with the detect and avoid (DAA) system
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Australia begins development of prototype flight information management system
Australian air navigation service provider Airservices has selected four companies to begin prototyping Australia’s first Flight Information Management System (FIMS) which will support the safe
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