ICAO and national regulators are introducing a wide range of drone registration programmes for operators, pilots and platforms. Are you concerned that unless these are
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Transport Canada authorises Pioneer Aerial to fly night-time drone operations
Global UAV Technologies Ltd has announced its survey division, Pioneer Aerial Surveys has received authorization from Transport Canada to conduct night UAV operations in every
Read moreDrone trials to use 4.5G mobile telecoms network in Singapore
The Straits Times has reported Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and telecommunications company M1 are using the M1’s 4.5G heterogeneous network (HetNet) to fly drones, instead
Read moreRakuten AirMap brings LAANC technologies to Chiba City, Japan
Rakuten AirMap has announced the launch of the AirMap platform in Japan, including a solution for airspace management and authorization. AirMap’s Airspace Management Dashboard, developer
Read moreNLR and partners to trial BVLOS flights from Groningen Airport Elde
Six representatives of government, business and knowledge institutions – including NLR – signed an agreement at Groningen Airport Eelde last week to perform beyond visual
Read moreCounter-UAS drones could be designed to attack like falcons
Researchers at Oxford University have discovered that peregrine falcons steer their attacks using the same control strategies as guided missiles. The findings, which overturn previous
Read moreKittyhawk launches drone flight pre-sets for FAA compliance
Kittyhawk (https://blog.kittyhawk.io/kittyhawk-launches-intelligent-flight-profiles-to-enterprise-suite-of-drone-operations-solution-2b65519d3b) has announced the launch of its Flight Profiles function, a set of “common-sense” presets to help further reduce risk and empower drone operator
Read moreTerra Drone and KDDI trial autonomous BVLOS mobile-telecom based operations
Terra Drone, a Japanese industrial drone service provider, and KDDI Corporation, a Japanese telecommunications operator have succeeded in a fully autonomous flight experiment of “Smart Drone”
Read moreUS Army issues information request for counter-UAS SHORAD programme
The US government (USG) has issued a request for information on solutions to defend maneuvering formations and other tactical echelons from low altitude air attack
Read moreANSI launches industry call to help develop standards for UTM roadmap
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has issued a call for participants for its Unmanned Aircraft Systems Standardization Collaborative (UASSC). The announcement follows the UASSC’s kick-off meeting held September
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