The French Ministry of the Interior has outlined proposals (http://newsletter.ffam.asso.fr/nwlt/fichiers/projet-arrete-signalement.pdf) for the equipping of electronic identification beacons and lights for all drones weighing 800g or
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uAvionix “successfully tests remote NASA TCL3 UTM identification system”
uAvionix Corporation has said it has successfully completed testing and demonstration of the DroneAware™ uAvionix UAS Remote Identification solution for NASA’s Technical Capability Level 3
Read moreXcel Energy “receives FAA approval for BVLOS drone utility flights this summer”
Xcel Energy says it will be the first utility in the USA to routinely fly unmanned aircraft beyond the operator’s line of sight when it
Read moreDrone airspace simulations reveal complexities of integration in unsegregated operations
Remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) will one day be able to operate in controlled airspace alongside piloted aircraft – but it will take many hours
Read moreChina introduces new rules for commercial drone operators from June
Multiple Chinese media outlets report that the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has announced that new rules for commercial drone operators will take effect
Read moreUK Airprox Board concludes A319 was at “serious risk” of drone collision
The UK’s Airprox Board https://www.airproxboard.org.uk/Monthly-Meeting-February-2018.aspx has given an ICAO Risk A (“The risk classification of an aircraft proximity in which serious risk of collision has
Read moreIndian government “creates task force to fast-track UAS technology and operations”
The Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) has published a press release (https://centreforaviation.com/members/direct-news/government-of-india-ministry-of-civil-aviation-shri-jayant-sinha-to-head-a-13-member-task-force-for-411406) which reports the Indian Government is developing a task force under the
Read moreGUTMA announces annual conference – Madrid, 5-6 June
The Global UTM Association has announced that the GUTMA Annual Conference will take place in Madrid on June 5 and 6 this year. “The goal
Read moreRPAS 2018 to take place 3 and 4 July in Bonn, Germany
The Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Policy, Regulation and Innovation forum (RPAS 2018) will take place on 3 and 4 July 2018 in Bonn, Germany. According
Read moreEuropean-wide drone operating rules “almost there” – Dutch transport ministry official
Europe’s aviation regulators are “almost there” in agreeing the transition of regulating drone operations from a national level to a European level, according to Ron
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