China’s ECNS news agency (http://www.ecns.cn/2018/01-22/289335.shtml) and UAS Vision (https://www.uasvision.com/2018/01/23/china-wants-more-uav-regulation/) report that the Chinese government is planning to increase its centralised, coordinating role in the country’s
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GUTMA organizes UTM event in Japan, grows membership
The Global UTM Association (GUTMA) is organizing its first regional UTM conference, the GUTMA APAC Conference on 22-23 March 2018, as part of Japan Drone Expo in Chiba (JP). The two-day
Read moreSpecial report: Delivery by drone – Six drone delivery programmes started in Europe
The last two years has seen the start of parcel and post deliveries by drone to remote areas throughout Europe. In France the postal service
Read moreThe UK is now “up to two years ahead of U-Space deployment milestones”
The UK will have key elements of a UTM system operational up to two years ahead of the European Union’s U-Space programme, according to Andrew
Read moreInvestors fund Iris Automation drone collision-avoidance development
Iris Automation, a provider of collision avoidance for commercial drones, has announced a USD8 million Series A financing round to fund a new generation of
Read moreOrbital demonstrates options for short-range counter-UAS requirements
Orbital ATK reports it has recently participated in the Maneuver Fires Integrated Experiment (MFIX) at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. The event allowed soldiers to use counter-unmanned
Read moreFrench drone council outlines UTM priorities – urban parcel deliveries are not among them
France’s civil aviation authority the Directorate General for Civil Aviation is hoping to authorise its first long-range drone operations by the end of the year,
Read moreDrone airspace infringements fall in the Netherlands
The number of fines for illegal use of drones in the Netherlands has fallen from a peak in 2016, according to Rob van Nieuwland of
Read moreBoeing builds, flies scaled version of a cargo drone
Boeing (http://www.boeing.com/features/2018/01/cargo-air-vehicle-01-18.page) has announced its Horizon X team has completed initial flight tests of an electric vertical-take-off-and-landing (eVTOL) unmanned cargo aerial vehicle (CAV) prototype. When
Read moreMore than one million drones now registered in the USA
US Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced at the Consumer Electronics Show that the total number of drones now registered with the Federal
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