The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) have agreed to restrict drone flights up to 400 feet within the lateral boundaries of these
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Leti to exhibit first “low-cost, low-power, anti-crash fusion sensor” in 2018
Leti, a research institute of CEA Tech (http://www.leti-cea.com/cea-tech/leti/english), has announced it will demonstrate the world’s first low-power, low-cost 3D anti-crash, fusion-sensor solution for drones at
Read moreDrone Delivery Canada moves a step closer to BVLOS operations
Drone Delivery Canada has anounced that Transport Canada has accepted the company’s Declaration of Compliance for the X1000 Sparrow cargo delivery drone. This unmanned aircraft
Read moreNew York drone collision operator “did not know the rules” – NTSB
On 14 December 2017 the National Transportation Safety Board determined the operator of a drone that collided with an U.S. Army helicopter failed to see and avoid
Read moreDrone registration back in the USA
On 12 December 2017 President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act which includes a regulation that requires drone owners to register their drones
Read more“UTM start-ups have attracted USD371 million in financing” – McKinsey
Thirty-five UTM start-ups have received USD371 million in funding in the past few years, according to a new report “Commercial drones are here: The future
Read moreAirMap launches into New Zealand with Airways NZ
AirMap has joined forces with Airways New Zealand to bring digital airspace authorization to New Zealand’s drone community. Drone operators can now use AirMap’s iOS and Android
Read moreNTT DATA’s airpalette UTM system allows remote control of multiple drones
NTT DATA Corporation has launched a drone traffic management software package “airpalette® UTM” (www.airpalette.net/utm) to drone operators and local governments. The software package enables simultaneous remote control
Read moreTransport 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
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