The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a new final response date of 20 July 2018 for its request for information (RFI) on research and methods
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SESAR JU approves UTM concept of operations for Europe
The Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) Joint Undertaking (SJU) has today approved the Concept of Operation for EuRopean UTM Systems (CORUS) U-Space development programme, which
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Space53 and AirMap partner to trial UTM concepts in the Netherlands
Space53, a site for the safe development, testing, and research of unmanned systems, is partnering with AirMap to experiment and analyze different UTM (UAS traffic
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“Testing the boundaries between public and commercial UTM service provision”
An interview with Hendrik-Jan Van Der Gucht, Manager Innovation, Belgocontrol What are the major challenges you face in developing a UTM system? At a regulatory
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CAAS, EASA and Airbus to cooperate on standards and regulations for urban drone operations
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Airbus have agreed to collaborate in the development of safety standards
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Portugal announces plans for drone registration, liability insurance
The Portuguese Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC) has announced it intends to imminently launch a mandatory drone registration and liability insurance scheme for drone operators (http://www.anac.pt/vPT/Generico/Noticias/noticias2018/Paginas/PressRelease32018.aspx)
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Small UAV Coalition wants FAA to publish drone identification, tracking rules
In the USA the Small UAV Coalition (http://www.smalluavcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Small-UAV-Coalition-Letter-to-Secretary-Nielsen-7.11.18.pdf) has sent a letter to Kirstjen M. Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, urging the Federal Aviation Administration
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FAA warns of fake drone registration websites
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
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Northeastern 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
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