Airbus and VDL Group have signed a partnership agreement for the development and manufacturing of a laser communication terminal for aircraft, known as UltraAir. Based
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Category: Urban air mobility
Deep Blue and EASA set out SHEPHERD research goals to improve drone standards and regulations
Deep Blue has set out the aims of a new research project SHEPHERD, funded by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), whose purpose is
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Thales ScaleFlyt Platform adds new features to support BVLOS operations
Thales ScaleFlyt has unveiled its latest package available on the ScaleFlyt Platform. Services now available on the Essential package apply to preflight missions, risk assessments,
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Swiss regulator brings specific operations risk assessment (SORA) authorisations in line with EU law
The Swiss regulator, the Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA), has published an Alternative Means of Compliance that permits the use of a modified Step
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Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency is ‘working on creating regulations’ to support wider drone use
Along with many countries around the world, Russia has passed several drone laws aimed at providing a regulatory framework to support their use. An article
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JARUS publishes new predefined risk assessment (PDRA-05) that enables some BVLOS operations
The Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems (JARUS) has published a predefined risk assessment (PDRA) for BVLOS operations in uncontrolled airspace, with a low
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FAA grants initial approval allowing BVLOS drone flights in North Dakota Northern Plans test site
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved uAvionix services for beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone flights in North Dakota, leveraging the state’s Uncrewed Aerial
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ACAS Xa team receives R&D award for research work addressing UAV collision avoidance
The team developing a collision avoidance system for drones has been recognised in the 2022 research and development awards by R&D World magazine. The team
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Registration opens for EASA high level conference 21-22 March in Amsterdam during ADW
Registration is open for the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) high level conference on drones taking place 21-22 March 2023 during Amsterdam Drone Week at
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NASA crash tests ‘improve simulation models to advance AAM research’ following full-scale eVTOL tests
NASA crash tests researchers recently completed a full-scale crash test of an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) concept vehicle at the Landing and Impact
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