The US National Transportation Safety Board has issued a report into the heavy landing of a Kitty Hawk Corporation Heaviside 2 unmanned aircraft system on
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Aviation regulators, listen: we need drone delivery. Now!
Manu Lubrano, Ph.D, CEO and Co-Founder, INVOLI AG (expressed opinions are my own) My grandpa fought the Second World War. He was part of the
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“Intermittent cellular communications can still support complex drone operations” – GUTMA Connected Skies webinar
Intermittent communications based on mobile network operator (MNO) cellular networks can support highly automated UAS delivery operations, according to Reinaldo Negron, head of UTM at
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“Loss of hover lift thrust due to false rotor speed readings caused crash of Aurora PAV” – NTSB
A US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) aviation accident report published on 13 March 2020 into the crash of an Aurora Flight Sciences Pegasus Passenger
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Proposed UAS trials could benefit medical deliveries for UK health services
Solent Transport, a partnership of four councils including Portsmouth City Council, has launched a bid to carry out the first UK trials using unmanned aerial
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NASA names 17 companies to participate in UAM Grand Challenge technology demonstrations
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has signed Space Act Agreements with 17 companies in the aviation industry to advance plans for the first in a series of technology demonstrations known as the Urban Air Mobility (UAM)
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Drone Delivery Canada to start BVLOS flight testing of its 180kg payload Condor
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has announced that it will begin the commercialization of the Condor, a delivery drone with a lifting capability of 180kgs (400lbs)
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Orsted, Siemens Gamesa, Easvagt “plan drone wind turbine delivery missions”
Renew Biz reports that Orsted, Siemens Gamesa and Esvagt are developing a solution to deliver spare parts and tools from service operations vessels (SOVs) to
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Volocopter raises funding level EUR122 million as DB Schenker makes major investment
Volocopter and DB Schenker have today announced an investment by the global logistics service provider into Volocopter, extending its Series C funding to now total
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“Shortcomings in FAA drone ID proposals can be solved by new ASTM I standard “- Wing
Drone delivery company Wing has issued a press statement which outlines its view on how the new ASTM International standard for sharing UTM information (https://www.unmannedairspace.info/news-first/astm-international-publishes-standards-for-remote-id-and-tracking-of-drones/)
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