NASA has joined the Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR), a 50-mile unmanned traffic management corridor linked to the NUSTAR UAS test facility. According
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FAA restricts drone flights over national monuments
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Department of the Interior (DOi) are restricting drone operations over 10 DOI sites, including the Statue of Liberty and
Read moreTransport Canada proposes new three-tier drone operation rules
Drone operators in Canada have until 13 October to respond to new drone regulations issued by the regulator Transport Canada. Under the proposals will no longer need
Read moreFirst flight of Dubai’s autonomous air taxi concept vehicle
The Government of Dubai’s Media Office has announced that the first concept flight of the Volocopter Autonomous Air Taxi (AAT), a vehicle that will be
Read moreDrone collides with US Army Black Hawk helicopter over New York
The U.S. Army is investigating the collision between a drone and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter patrolling the skies above New York City on
Read moreDJI announces new vision of de-centralised UTM, drone identification network
At the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Drone Enable conference in Montreal DJI announced a new approach to developing first generation UAS traffic management (UTM)
Read moreICAO RPAS 2017 symposium – identification and separation standards “priority challenges”
ICAO will have to take the lead in developing global standards for global UAS traffic management or the danger will be a proliferation of different
Read moreCanadian government awards Kongsberg Geospatial emergency airspace management contract
Kongsberg Geospatial, an Ottawa-based developer of geospatial software technology, has announced that Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) has awarded them a contract to produce
Read moreUTM trials start in Switzerland with skyguide, SITAONAIR, senseFly, Intel, AirMap and PX4
On 14 September, AirMap participated as the UAS services supplier in the first live demonstration of U-space capabilities in Europe, hosted by skyguide. U-space is
Read moreIntel advances obstacle avoidance, pilot assistance control software
At InterDrone 2017 Intel CEO Brian Krzanich unveiled Intel products to address critical steps of the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) workflow. During his keynote, Krzanich
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