The Drive (http://www.thedrive.com/tech/22601/virginia-senator-doubles-state-drone-funding-to-6m-to-bolster-uas-integration-program) reports that US Senator Mark Warner has introduced an amendment to Virginia’s “minibus” spending package, essentially doubling the state’s funding for drone
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AirMap to provide UTM services to the Czech Republic
AirMap has announced that its UTM services are being deployed by Air Navigation Services of the Czech Republic (ANS CR) to deliver situational awareness and
Read moreAUVSI and ANSI to collaborate on developing US drone standards roadmap
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) is collaborating with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to draft a roadmap for the development and
Read moreDrone public safety research centre opens in Nevada
The Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS) on 31 July 2018 announced the launch of the Nevada Drone Center of Excellence for Public Safety (NDCOE).
Read moreredUAS to develop C-UAS training for emergency responders via New Mexico Tech
redUAS (http://www.reduas.us/), a counter-UAS services, training and operations company, has been awarded a contract by New Mexico Tech to develop and deliver C-UAS training to
Read moreEU funds new wave of Horizon 2020 urban air mobility research
The European Union’s Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) has selected 27 new projects under the Mobility for Growth, the Automated Road Transport, and the Green Vehicles calls, with
Read moreNew York state Griffiss airport receives extra funds for UTM research
Senator Joseph Griffo has helped New York State airport Griffiss International Airport receive USD800,000 for UTM research, according to WKTV http://www.wktv.com/content/news/Griffo-announces-800K-for-drone-technology-at-Griffiss-International-Airport-489022821.html, Of this, USD500,000 “will
Read moreBlack Sage launches one-off drone protection service to stadiums and public events
C-UAS company Black Sage is offering a new service to protect stadiums and other open-air venues from the threat of unauthorised drone flights. By offering
Read moreULC proposes a law to give US property owners airspace rights to 200ft
US law firm Robinson+Cole (https://www.dataprivacyandsecurityinsider.com/2018/07/uniform-law-commission-proposed-new-drone-legislation/) writes that “New model legislation introduced by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (Uniform Law Commission) seeks
Read moreBrexit speeds, then slows, commercial drone operations and UTM in the UK
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The UK Government has published an excellent consultation document (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/729458/taking-flight-the-future-of-drones-in-the-uk.pdf) asking for stakeholder views on its proposed series of drone regulations, including
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