When U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced plans on May 8, 2025 to rebuild the nation’s air traffic control system, he called it “a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build a brand-new, state-of-the-art air traffic control system.” He emphasized that “decades of neglect have left us with an outdated system that is showing its age,” adding that “the American … [Read more...] about FAA Awards ATC Modernization Contract: What the Upgrade Could Mean for Drone Integration
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Terra Drone’s Unifly Completes Major European U-space Project, Advancing Drone Integration
Terra Drone Corporation has announced that its subsidiary Unifly successfully completed the three-year BURDI (Belgium-Netherlands U-space Reference Design Implementation) Project, a landmark European initiative aimed at safely integrating drones and manned aircraft into shared airspace. The project's results were presented at an international conference in Brussels, Belgium, on … [Read more...] about Terra Drone’s Unifly Completes Major European U-space Project, Advancing Drone Integration
Fire Swarm 2: Demonstrating the Future of Autonomous Wildfire Response
Manned, unmanned aircraft can work together to fight fires By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill For more than two days in early August the skies above the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth were filled with the buzz of activity as drone and helicopter flights were conducted in synch with one another to demonstrate a technology that could one day coordinate the use of … [Read more...] about Fire Swarm 2: Demonstrating the Future of Autonomous Wildfire Response
Flytrex and Wing Launch First UTM-Enabled Drone Delivery Collaboration in U.S.
New milestone in Dallas area marks the first use of real-time, automated coordination between commercial BVLOS drone operators. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian J. McNabb Flytrex and Wing recently announced their shared implementation of the Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) Strategic Coordination standard in the United States with a new first-of-its-kind application into … [Read more...] about Flytrex and Wing Launch First UTM-Enabled Drone Delivery Collaboration in U.S.
AI-Driven UTM Deployed in North Texas to Monitor Drone Traffic
Canadian company launches Texas drone traffic management system By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill As drone traffic increases in the skies above North Texas, a Canadian digital infrastructure provider has established a UAS traffic management system (UTM) to give drone operators and regulators an opportunity to see who is sharing the crowded airspace. Toronto-based … [Read more...] about AI-Driven UTM Deployed in North Texas to Monitor Drone Traffic
