European airport trade body ACI EUROPE has today issued a policy paper on integrating drones within airports. It has made four major recommendations in the
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Steep rise in FAA Part 107 waiver approvals
The last two months have seen a steep rise in successful Part 107 waiver applications – with over 400 applications granted by the US Federal
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Taiwan government considering new drone laws
Tawain’s Taipei Times (http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2018/01/29/2003686630) has reported the Cabinet is considering new drone operation development policies and whether drone flights should be supervised by the science
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IMI Red Sky 2 Drone Defender protected royal Thai funeral
IMI Systems of Israel has announced its Red Sky 2 Drone Defender System was chosen to protect thousands of participants in the royal funeral ceremony
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UAE registers 4,100 drone operators, launches second awareness campaign
The Ministry of Interior will launch the second phase of its awareness campaign on unmanned aerial vehicles on 28 January, according to Gulf News (http://gulfnews.com/).
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Swiss researchers develop AI autonomous urban drone navigation system
Researchers of the University of Zurich and the National Centre of Competence in Research NCCR Robotics have developed an algorithm that can safely drive a drone through the
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China: “Dramatic drone industry growth prompts government intervention”
China’s ECNS news agency (http://www.ecns.cn/2018/01-22/289335.shtml) and UAS Vision (https://www.uasvision.com/2018/01/23/china-wants-more-uav-regulation/) report that the Chinese government is planning to increase its centralised, coordinating role in the country’s
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GUTMA organizes UTM event in Japan, grows membership
The Global UTM Association (GUTMA) is organizing its first regional UTM conference, the GUTMA APAC Conference on 22-23 March 2018, as part of Japan Drone Expo in Chiba (JP). The two-day
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Advanced Protection Systems wins law enforcement counter-UAS contract
Poland’s Advanced Protection Systems has won a major contract for the delivery of its Ctrl+Sky multi-sensor drone detection system to a law enforcement client in
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The global market for UTM services “worth US$517 million between 2018-2022,” according to new forecast
The global market for UAS traffic management (UTM) services will be worth USD517 million between 2018 and 2022, according to a new study “The Market
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