Altavian, Inc., a manufacturer of UAV systems and components, has announced that it is working with Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS) to help test
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“Hawaiian tour helicopter hit by drone” says local news report
The Honolulu Star Advertiser (http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/02/13/breaking-news/investigators-looking-into-report-that-drone-struck-kauai-tour-helicopter/) reports that the Federal Aviation Administration and the State Department of Land and Natural Resources are investigating a report that a
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New survey gives regulators deeper insight into drone operators and missions
The first worldwide survey of drone operations to help regulators, standards developers and air navigation service providers (ANSPs) understand through direct industry input the key
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New EASA opinion clarifies drone classifications, UTM rules roadmap
More clearly defined classes of remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) and their operational environments, a confirmed timeline for the implementation of European Union (EU) RPAS
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“Yes, but….” Drone manufacturers give cautious welcome to EASA drone rulebook
Drone Manufacturers Alliance Europe (DMAE), the organisation representing the manufacturers of the majority of civilian drones, has welcomed the publication of the European Aviation Safety
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Swift and unified response from industry to Vegas drone encounter video
The posting on the internet of a video, which has gone viral, of a near collision between a Frontier Airlines airliner near McCarran International Airport
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Canadian defence department seeks prototype Canadian UAV detection system
The Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP) is a Research and Development (R&D) procurement program aimed at procuring, testing and evaluating R&D pre-commercialized goods and
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Poland is implementing a nationwide DroneRadar UTM system
Poland is implementing a nationwide UTM system based on the DroneRadar (https://droneradar.eu/) flight planning/authorisation app. Around 1,100 drone operators are daily using DroneRadar’s airspace status
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Airbus Skyways Singapore parcel delivery drone makes first flight
Airbus Helicopters’ Skyways unmanned air vehicle has successfully completed its first flight demonstration at the National University of Singapore (NUS), says the company. The drone
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Gryphon and WhiteFox integrate their counter-UAS systems
Gryphon Sensors has agreed a partnership with WhiteFox Defense Technologies, so WhiteFox’s non-jamming, non-kinetic mitigation and analysis capabilities is now integrated within Gryphon’s Skylight system.
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