The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has warned drone owners – especially hobbyists — about people offering to “help” register their drones with the agency. “There
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Ireland’s An Post autonomous drone mail delivery flights start
The Irish Post Office An Post has started its first autonomous mail drone delivery flights. The first delivery was made on 5 July 2018, when
Read moreNortheastern University Innovation Center wins USD1 million C-UAS research grant
The US Department of the Air Force has announced a USD 977,075 award to the George J Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security, part of
Read moreUS appeals court sides with FAA over regulating drone hobbyist flights
In what is being seen as a victory for drone delivery companies, on 6 July 2018 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) won a case against
Read moreLithuania “introduces drone flight rules to protect military bases”
Airforce Technology reports (https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/lithuania-updated-drone-rules-military-areas/) the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence “has approved the updated rules on allowing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to fly over military
Read moreQueensland government to establish drone testing zones and operational standards
Australia’s Queensland Government has issued a new drones strategy (https://www.premiers.qld.gov.au/publications/categories/plans/assets/queensland-drones-strategy.pdf) which includes the development of a specific commercial drone zone, a common-user site for the
Read moreThe controllers’ view – UTM roadmap is clear but major questions remain
Ignacio Baca is the Executive Vice President Technical – International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers’ Associations (IFATCA) One of the most interesting events during the
Read moreISO working group “agrees to proceed with developing UTM standards”
According to Roger Garbett, Chief Executive at Drone Major Group, quoted in sUAS News (https://www.suasnews.com/2018/07/update-on-iso-standards-for-uas/?utm_source=DroneNewsDailyEmailMore&mc_cid=f5d2dcb7ae&mc_eid=d7818dfe0a) the Sixth Plenary of the ISO committee responsible for the
Read moreSingapore announces UTM and drone services technology partners
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and the Ministry of Transport have announced up to SD6 million to four consortia who submitted proposals to
Read moreUS DTRA seeks industry partners to counter sUAS threat
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is interested in high Technology Readiness Level (TRL) systems capable of capturing, physically rendering incapable of flying (knocking down),
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