The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has published a report which officially supports the use of mobile telephone networks for monitoring low-level drone operations.(http://www.caac.gov.cn/en/XWZX/201802/t20180207_49252.html).
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Airbus Aerial launches commercial drone research centre in Singapore
Airbus announced at the Singapore Air Show on 7 February that is has launched the Asia-Pacific operations of its “Airbus Aerial” commercial drone services in
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UK innovation fund chooses five locations to research UTM and drone operations
Bradford, London, Preston, Southampton and the West Midlands will work with the UK-innovation foundation NESTA Flying High team (https://www.nesta.org.uk/news/five-cities-bringing-drones-uk) over the next five months to
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Singapore launches urban UTM research centre
“The Government is actively facilitating the use of UAS by both the private and the public sectors. We will be designating One-North, an active R&D
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New Spanish drone law should ease restrictions on commercial operations
In Spain, the new unmanned air system (UAS) regulation was approved on 30 December 2017, after spending more than three years on the statute
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DroneShield launches lightweight, compact drone detecting radar
DroneShield Ltd has announced the launch of RadarZero, a compact drone detection radar product. According to the company: “At roughly the size of a paperback
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German Aerospace Centre develops new urban airspace drone operational concept
The German Aerospace Centre (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) developed a new concept that brings unmanned aircraft of all classes together with conventional
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Sweden implements new drone operational rules
From 1 February of 2018, all drones under 150 kg will have to be operated within new rules drawn up by the Swedish Transport Agency
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Vahana electric air-taxi completes first successful test flight
On 1 February A³ by Airbus announced that its Vahana all-electric, self-piloted, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft completed its first full-scale flight test, reaching
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SESAR researchers to simulate large-UAS airport operations in 2019
Real-time simulations are planned in 2019 to validate simulated large drone airport operations as part of the SESAR Integrated Surface Management (SUMO) project. SESAR members
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