NATS and Altitude Angel recently announced a strategic partnership to develop unmanned traffic management (UTM) solutions in the UK. What will this deliver? What we’re
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Raytheon laser counter-UAS weapons “shot down 45 drones” during MFIX
Raytheon’s advanced high-power microwave and laser equipped dune buggy shot down 45 unmanned aerial vehicles and drones at the recent US Army Maneuver Fires Integrated
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Barcelona security forces pioneer urban drone services in Spain
The Mobile World Congress 2018 will be remembered as a very special event for reasons unrelated to the mobile telecommunication and unmanned aviation industries. The
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Consortium agreement paves the way for UTM services in Poland
A consortium agreement has been signed to inaugurate UTM services in Poland. According to UTM development company DroneRadar: “The consortium brings together JSW Innowacje the
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Spain’s ENAIRE launches airspace authorisation website
ENAIRE, Spain’s air navigation service provider, has launched an airspace authorization website – drones.enaire.es. Drone pilots and operators using this site will be able to
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SESAR drone integration roadmap predicts ANSPs will need to invest EUR 0.7 billion in UTM
European U-space providers will need to find EUR 2 billion in investment between now and 2035, air navigation services providers (ANSPs) EUR 0.7 billion and
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Russia “to introduce measures to protect airports from drone incursions”
The Russian news agency TASS reports that the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) is developing new measures to stop unmanned flying vehicles (UAV) flying into
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Boeing’s HorizonX invests in counter-UAS company Fortem Technologies
Boeing’s HorizonX Ventures has announced its investment in Fortem Technologies, Inc., a Salt Lake City, Utah-based company developing advanced radar systems for unmanned and manned
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New FAA forecasts suggests 400% increase in drone numbers to 2022
The US Federal Aviation Administration (https://www.faa.gov/data_research/aviation/aerospace_forecasts/media/Unmanned_Aircraft_Systems.pdf) is predicting drone numbers to increase by 400% to 2022 – but slowing down beyond then. Professional drone numbers
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Swedish, US researchers model urban airspace capacity limits for drone operators
Understanding how multiple drone operations impact urban airspace capacity levels is a key objective of research from Swedish Air Navigation Service provider LFV, the Department
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