The decision as to which 10 programmes would be chosen as the US Department of Transportation’s Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP) standard
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Commercial drone safety: what should the target level of safety and risk criteria be?
Integrating drone operations into standard civil airspace presents a number of challenges for this new class of operators. Civil aircraft regulations are written with the
Read moreUS transport secretary Elaine Chao announces Integration Pilot Program winners
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao has announced that the Department of Transportation has selected 10 state, local and tribal governments as participants in
Read moreNASA signs new deal with Uber to speed urban air mobility research
NASA has signed a second space act agreement with Uber Technologies to further explore concepts and technologies related to urban air mobility (UAM) to ensure
Read moreUber plans to launch air taxi services in Dallas and Los Angeles in 2023
At today’s Uber Elevate conference the company announced it plans to have its prototype UberAIR electrically-powered air taxis flying in 2020, with commercial operations starting
Read moreUnifly sets up UTM system in Malawi to support UNICEF drone operations
Unifly has set up the first UAS traffic management system (UTM) in Africa, supporting UNICEF’s humanitarian drone corridor in Malawi, according to Marc Coen, Chief
Read moreNew Swedish consortium to trial ADS-B-based UTM system for rescue helicopters and BVLOS drone flights
Skysense, a provider of airspace surveillance equipment, Wireless@KTH, KTH centre for wireless systems and the Swedish Sea Rescue Society (SSRS), the non governmental organization (NGO)
Read moreDepartment 13 signs C-UAS distribution deal with South Korea’s KCTS
UAS Vision (https://www.uasvision.com/2018/05/04/department-13-international-to-launch-counter-drone-system-in-south-korea/) reports that Department 13 International Ltd has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Korea Counter Terrorism Solutions (KCTS), a distributor of counter-terrorism solutions
Read moreGryphon Sensors, Raytheon to supply systems to New York State’s UTM research programme
New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced that the state-supported Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance has selected key partners in the development
Read moreAltitude Angel adds regulatory, ATM experience to its senior team
Altitude Angel is expanding its senior leadership team with the appointment of key industry figureheads. Mike Gadd joins as Head of International Regulatory Affairs from
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