This year’s Xpotential show featured a number of new technology innovation awards. In those areas related to UAS traffic management (UTM): The team comprising the
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Category: UAS traffic management news
Xpotential 2018 news Consortiq launches Assuretech to guarantee compliance with drone rules
Consortiq is bringing together the tools to ensure that drone operators adhere to regulatory and insurance restrictions via a new concept called AssureTech. “The benefit
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Xpotential 2018 news PrecisionHawk “develops first BVLOS enabled drone platform”
PrecisionHawk has announced it has developed the first Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS)-enabled drone platform. “It includes the latest in aircraft detection technology, delivering
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Xpotential 2018 news: Kittyhawk to work with Jeppesen on faster LAANC authorization
Kittyhawk has announced a collaboration with Jeppesen to start working towards being able to offer digital airspace authorization directly from the FAA into Kittyhawk’s platform.
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Rockwell Collins demonstrates “fail-safe BVLOS UTM data link communications”
Rockwell Collins reports it has recently participated in two weeks of critical testing for the NASA Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) program. As part of
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Singapore Civil Aviation Authority asks public for views on new drone laws
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) intends to introduce enhancements to the unmanned aircraft (UA) regulatory framework and is seeking feedback from members of
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FAA begins nationwide beta-testing LAANC programme
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has today begun phasing in a nationwide beta test of the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) that
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FAA Reauthorization Act opens door to establishing UTM regulatory provisions
On 27 April the US House of Representatives approved the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 aimed at providing long-term funding for the agency while setting
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Lightweight, quick-release parachute launched for Mavic Pro
Fruitychutes (https://fruitychutes.com/buyachute/drone-and-uav-parachute-recovery-c-21/dji-drone-parachute-bundles-c-21_31/dji-mavic-pro-drone-parachute-with-automatic-trigger-system-p-256.html) has announced the launch of its lightweight Harrier Launcher parachute system for the DJI Mavic Pro to protect people and property below in
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AirMap, Project Wing “demonstrate NASA UTM TCL3 de-confliction capabilities”
AirMap and Project Wing report they have successfully demonstrated a solution to safety-critical airspace deconfliction challenges as part of the ongoing NASA-UTM trials. As a
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