Embention (https://www.embention.com/en/) reports it has added ADS-B and SSR transponder capabilities alongside a new obstacle avoidance algorithm to its family of Veronte drone autopilot systems.
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Eurosatory shows new generation of integrated, mobile C-UAS air defence technologies
This year’s Eurosatory exhibition (11-15 June) in Paris was notable not just for the proliferation of counter-UAS systems (C-UAS) but their growing complexity and integrated
Read moreFortem to join ING Robotic Aviation team BVLOS trials for Transport Canada
Numerous press reports say Fortem Technologies, Inc. has announced its participation in Transport Canada’s Proof-of-Concept Trials into Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight (BVLOS) Operations. ING Robotic Aviation, named a
Read moreDroneShield announces sale of 70 DroneGuns™ to Middle East State
DroneShield has announced the sale of 70 DroneGuns™ to a Ministry of Defence of a major Middle Eastern country allied with the Western governments. The USD3.2 million
Read moreASELSAN “successfully tests C-UAS laser weapon”
According to the Daily Sabah news service (https://www.dailysabah.com/defense/2018/06/10/turkeys-aselsan-successfully-tests-laser-defense-system) a laser defence system (LSS), developed by Turkish defence company ASELSAN to eliminate threats posed by unmanned
Read moreJapan “to relax rules on commercial BVLOS drone operations”
The Japan Times (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/03/30/national/law-drone-assistants-scrapped-favor-remote-observation/#.WyK6lKinHIX) reports that a law requiring that a safety assistant be present during long-distance commercial drone operations will be scrapped, according to
Read moreDubai’s pioneering UTM technology: air taxis by 2020 – interview with Exponent Technology Services’ Ayhan Kamil
Ayhan Kamil is Manager, Commercial and Finance with Exponent Technology Services. How did you develop the technology and the institutional relationships to be in a position
Read moreNASA flies detect-and-avoid equipped large UAS in Class-A airspace
NASA’s remotely-piloted Ikhana aircraft, based at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, successfully flew its first mission in the National Airspace System without
Read moreFAA approach to drone laws “too conservative” says US science academy
A new congressionally mandated report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine suggests an overly conservative approach to safety risk assessments at the Federal Aviation
Read moreEU Parliament passes drone law, superseding national laws
Members of the European Parliament have approved an agreement reached between Council and Parliament negotiators in November 2017 on EU-wide principles for drones and drone
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