The first UTM end-to-end demonstration (from registration, flight-plan publishing, approval and then flight) took place in Spain on 6 May 2018, day two of the
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Boeing HorizonX invests in UTM system supplier Kittyhawk
Boeing has announced an investment in UTM system supplier Kittyhawk. Boeing HorizonX Ventures has participated in this seed funding round led by Bonfire Ventures, with participation by
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Hensoldt to show portable “Xpeller Gear” C-UAS at Eurosatory
At Eurosatory, the international defence and security exhibition in Paris, the sensor solutions provider Hensoldt will be showcasing for the first time a portable version
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Swiss Post extends medical sample drone delivery flights
Swiss Post (https://www.post.ch/en/about-us/company/media/press-releases/2018/swiss-post-begins-transporting-laboratory-samples-for-insel-gruppe) reports it is working together with drone manufacturer Matternet to evaluate the link between the Tiefenau hospital and University Hospital Insel. “The
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GUTMA annual conference day one: Service providers take the initiative in providing globally interoperable UTM technology
Five UAS service suppliers (USSs) have joined together under the sponsorship of Google’s Project Wing to develop a global, grid-based USS-USS open-source communications platform, called
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The central error in decentralised UTM
Andrew Charlton is Managing Director of Aviation Advocacy (http://www.aviationadvocacy.aero/) The European Commission is currently attempting to devise regulations for the operation of U-Space – the proposed
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ThirdEye Meduza passive drone detector “can spot low-flying drones on the horizon”
ThirdEye Systems Ltd will present its passive drone detection platform, Meduza, for the first time at EUROSATORY 2018. Based on on-the-fly, real-time thermal computer vision
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OECD report outlines regulatory tensions behind urban drone operations
The International Transport Forum at the OECD (https://www.itf-oecd.org/uncertain-skies-droneshas has published a new report outlining some of the regulatory and market issues facing commercial drone operators
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Drone Delivery Canada to trial BVLOS delivery flights
Transport Canada has selected Drone Delivery Canada to participate in the department’s Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight Pilot Project (the “Pilot Project”). The Pilot Project will advance
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Counter-UAS market “worth USD1.85 billion by 2024” – new report
The global anti-drone market size is anticipated to reach USD 1.85 billion by 2024, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc., (https://www.grandviewresearch.com/press-release/global-anti-drone-market) registering a
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