AirMap has joined Skyward as a provider of access to instant airspace authorizations through the FAA’s prototype evaluation of the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC)
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US transport secretary Chao details drone integration programme
On 2 November US Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced further details of the Department’s new Drone Integration Pilot Program. US Department of Transportation
Read moreNASA re-launches UAS-NAS integration industry day call
NASA has re-launched its call to industry (see http://www.unmannedairspace.info/uncategorized/nasa-organizes-briefing-day-for-industry-on-airspace-integration/) to participate at its systems integration and operationalization (SIO) demonstration industry day to be held on
Read morePortugal plans drone testing zones
Reuters reports that Portugal is planning to launch special regulatory zones to allow testing of such technologies such as driverless cars and drone delivery services.
Read moreFirst autonomous drone delivery service planned for Dubai
Fetchr, Eniverse Technologies and Skycart have announced that they have joined forces to develop the first autonomous drone delivery service in the region in Dubai.
Read moreIndia “plans new rules to open airspace to drone operations”
India’s civil aviation ministry has proposed a number of regulations for the use of drones as it looks to legalise the use of unmanned aerial
Read moreHAZON and PrecisionHawk link to provide safer flight operations
HAZON Solutions, a provider of drone inspection services, and PrecisionHawk, a manufacturer of advanced commercial drone technologies, have announced a partnership to integrate their technologies
Read moreNew SESAR research tracks cooperative and non-cooperative drones
The SESAR exploratory research project, CLASS or CLear Air Situation for uaS, aims to combine existing technologies to build the core functions need for safe
Read moreEUROCAE seeks e-identification and geo-fencing experts to help develop UTM standards
European aviation standards body EUROCAE is looking for experts to help its UTM focus team to develop standards for geo-fencing and e-identification. Both activities will
Read moreSunPower “becomes first FAA approved LAANC operator”
SunPower Corp has announced that it is the first company to receive approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for automatic access to operate
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