Europe’s Skyopener project has tested the benefits of multi-frequency GNSS and EGNOS in RPAS, demonstrating gains in terms of availability, accuracy and robustness. The project, which is co-financed by the European GNSS Agency (GSA), aims […]
Aviation authorities will be prevented from accelerating unmanned operations over people and beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) until remote ID is used as standard, according to an influential expert group which insists that whatever […]
Thales and Gemalto have combined strengths to develop systems for remote identification and tracking of Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) by regulatory authorities and law enforcement globally. Thales has developed an aerospace management system that works […]
Chess Dynamics, the UK-based advanced integrated systems and technologies company, has developed automated drone protection systems specifically for use at airports. The capabilities, launching at the British-Irish Airports EXPO, have been developed in response to […]
An ICAO chief has acknowledged the foundational of distributed ledger or ‘blockchain’ approaches and noted the clear areas where they could bring benefit to civil aviation customers and operators. Speaking at a high-level audience of […]
The British Government has issued new legislation to extend the ‘no-fly’ zone around UK airports, banning drones from flying within 5km of runways. The new exclusion zone will be increased by several kilometres, including banning drone flight […]
The move by UK authorities to impose tougher drone restrictions zones around airports and give police extra powers to deal with the drone threat has been welcomed by the UK pilots’ association. The British Airline Pilots’ […]
London airports Heathrow and Gatwick have confirmed they are planning to spend millions to acquire and install ‘military-grade anti-drone apparatus’, while Scotland’s Edinburgh Airport is also taking additional precautionary measures to combat rogue drone incursions. Two people […]
Ground-breaking trials to be held later this month are aimed at showing whether it’s possible to safely integrate unmanned traffic into controlled airspace and open up the skies to commercial airspace worldwide. Altitude Angel, British […]
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) is urging US lawmakers working on a reauthorization bill for the Federal Aviation Administration to include stricter enforcement laws for drone It wants new legislation to give […]
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