InterDrone Las Vegas news – In his keynote address FAA Acting Administrator Dan Elwell urged delegates to focus on the safety case as well as
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AirMap integrates its platform into QGroundControl drone station as part of the Dronecode project
InterDrone Las Vegas news – AirMap has today released the integration of the AirMap Platform SDK into QGroundControl, the de-facto standard open source ground control
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Liteye “receives USD18 million USAF contract for C-UAS equipment”
Press reports say Liteye Systems (http://liteye.com/) has received a USD18 million follow on contract for the delivery of numerous containerized anti-unmanned aircraft systems, or C-AUDS
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Luxembourg University researchers develop swarming counter-drone defence system
Techxplore (https://techxplore.com/news/2018-08-networked-uav-defense-swarms-defend.html) and the Center for the Study of the Drone (http://dronecenter.bard.edu/) report that researchers at the University of Luxembourg have developed a new counter-UAS system
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Drone research centre for commercial operations opens in Shanghai
Yicai Global (https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/new-shanghai-drone-base-will-pilot-industry%E2%80%99s-development-east-china) and UAS Vision (https://www.uasvision.com/2018/09/03/shanghai-test-range-opens/) report that a research centre for drones to carry out multi-scenario testing and applications was officially opened in Shanghai’s Jinshan
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FAA reports on drone integration pilot program
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has reported on progress in August on its drone integration pilot program. “Successful flights in North Carolina, Virginia, Kansas
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Airbus launches “Blueprint” UTM roadmap, predicts 19,269 drones an hour above Paris in 2035
The skies above Paris will be filled with 19,269 unmanned air systems (UAS) per hour by 2035, according to a new forecast by Airbus. In
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Uber shortlists five countries for its international Air City launch programme
Uber Elevate has announced the five shortlisted countries that could be home to the first international Uber Air City within the next five years. According to
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NASA selects industry partners to further manned/unmanned airspace integration
NASA has announced a cooperative agreement notice (CAN) which the agency hopes will lead to routine Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) flights in the National Airspace
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Invisible Interdiction launches handheld Ghoul Tool Full Spectrum C-UAS
Melbourne, Florida-based Invisible Interdiction has launched the second of the Ghoul Tool line of drone countermeasures for military, law enforcement, and counter-terror forces. The GTFS
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