A partnership between a British drone-tech company and one of London’s most prestigious colleges has developed an advanced drone air-traffic system with a boost from Microsoft. Angel Altitud... Read more
Commentary DJI, the top gun in drone technology, issued the following release this past week end that announces a proposal for managing drone traffic. UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) is a... Read more
Canada is working towards the safe management of drones at emergency and disaster sites. Kongsberg Geospatial, an Ottawa-based developer of geospatial software technology, announced today t... Read more
Skyguide, Switzerland’s air navigation service provider, and its project partners demonstrated today in Geneva how drones can be safely and efficiently integrated into the existing air... Read more
Kansas is taking a leadership position in efforts to expand and grow the drone industry in a manner that is safe and responsible. Using Airmap technology Kansas will be the first state in th... Read more
The House version of the FAA Reauthorization Act – the 21st Century AIRR Act – has been pushed off again until September while it’s sponsor, Rep. Bill Shuster (R – Pa... Read more
ICAO is asking countries to cooperate on international standards for unmanned air traffic management (UTM.) At the opening of the ICAO Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Symposium in Abuja ye... Read more
Determined to be part of growing Asian drone industry, the South Korean government has announced that it will invest a further 1.2 trillion won (over $1 billion) in the industry over the nex... Read more
Leading airspace intelligence platform AirMap says that “instantaneous authorization” for drone operation in controlled airspace is coming soon. AirMap has partnered with the FAA... Read more
News and Commentary. The FAA Reauthorization Extension runs out this fall – and Rep. Bill Shuster has reintroduced the AIRR Act as the “21st Century AIRR Act“, the FAA Rea... Read more
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a specialized agency of the United Nations, announced a Request for Information (RFI) on UTM: traffic management systems for unmanned ai... Read more
On May 25, 2017, the FAA-designated Nevada UAS Test Site and its NASA Partners flew five different Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs or drones) demonstrating multiple operational scenarios, inc... Read more
Unifly, a Belgian software firm that develops unmanned traffic management (UTM) solutions and is supported by the Belgian-American Chamber of Commerce, has opened a US office to serve as the... Read more
Collisions: How to Break the Cycle of Conjecture, Fear & Drone Negativity
Earlier this week a collision between a manned aircraft and a drone reportedly occurred in Quebec, Canada. What followed has become painfully familiar to drone industry observers: a sequence... Read more