The number of fines for illegal use of drones in the Netherlands has fallen from a peak in 2016, according to Rob van Nieuwland of
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Boeing builds, flies scaled version of a cargo drone
Boeing (http://www.boeing.com/features/2018/01/cargo-air-vehicle-01-18.page) has announced its Horizon X team has completed initial flight tests of an electric vertical-take-off-and-landing (eVTOL) unmanned cargo aerial vehicle (CAV) prototype. When
Read moreMore than one million drones now registered in the USA
US Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced at the Consumer Electronics Show that the total number of drones now registered with the Federal
Read moreBell exhibits electric/hybrid urban air taxi cabin at CES
One of the surprise exhibits at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has been Bell Helicopter’s electric helicopter cabin. The full version of the
Read moreEuropean drone operators! What should be the priorities of a European UTM system?
The SESAR Joint Undertaking (SJU) and partners are developing a concept of operations for a European UAS traffic management system and are asking drone operators for
Read moreInsitu demonstrates airspace situational awareness for BVLOS drone flights
Insitu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, has announced the completion of a flight demonstration for its ground-based Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) airspace situational
Read moreDepartment 13 and Raytheon “to develop joint counter-UAS capabilities”
Australia’s Department 13 (D13) has formed a new partnership with Raytheon to develop counter-UAS, according to press reports. “D13 and Raytheon initially will seek opportunities
Read moreKittyhawk launches automated flight programme with unlimited waypoints
Commercial drone operations software company Kittyhawk, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas announced it is adding an automated flight programme to its Flight
Read moreRussian forces “foil UAS swarm attack”, build up counter-UAS capabilities
The Russian defence ministry is reported to have used a combination of missiles and jamming systems to foil an attack on its Khmeimim air base
Read moreMore than 67,000 civilian facilities worldwide will become no-drone fly zones
There are, globally, 20,287 prisons, 41,820 airports and airfields, 4,913 sports stadiums and 447 nuclear power stations, in more than 224 countries of the world,
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