By Peter van Blyenburgh In accordance with the decisions taken at the Drone REGIM meeting on 23 May 2019, and taking into account additionally received
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Category: Commentary
Jakarta megacity highlights how urban air mobility can impact the developing world
This article, by Pamir Sevincel[1] reflects an official collaboration between The Aviary Project, a London-based Urban Air Mobility community aiming to bring UAM to the UK
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Drones start to make headway in UK maritime search and rescue operations
By Chris Stonor April 29th, 2019 may prove to be a decisive date for the UK’s Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) as well as the
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Thai government agencies link efforts to stimulate the domestic UAS industry
By Michael Currie, CEO, Fling The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) and the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) have signed a Memorandum
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The drone threat: a guide to the bad and the very bad actors
In the wake of an environmental activist group threat to close London/Heathrow airport by flying drones close to the airport perimeter, Tony Reeves of Level
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EASA, European Commission U-Space workshop sets out ground-breaking regulatory schedule
By Andrew Charlton At the opening of the first consultation on a framework regulation for U-Space, jointly arranged on May 14 by the European Aviation
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“The FAA must move quickly to adopt formal drone detection technology standards for US airports”
Joerg Lamprecht is CEO and co-founder at Dedrone. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has set out a series of guidance statements on counter drone
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Drone flights over people: industry responds to the NPRM
Matt Fanelli is director of strategy for Skyward, A Verizon company. This article originally appeared on Skyward’s blog The FAA is working to standardize drone
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Winter is coming – a 2019 forecast for the commercial drone and UTM industries
If the global economic trends of the last six decades continue then in the next 18 months there will be a major recession among Western
Read moreEuropean Commission’s U-space demonstrator network: ambitions, challenges and threats
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The launch on October 19 in Antwerp of the European Union Network of U-space Demonstrators by transport commissioner Violete Bulc is a
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