ATM ModernizationNASA Researchers Field-Test New Technology to Aid Drone Pilots in Fighting Fires NASA’s STEReO (Scalable Traffic Management for Emergency Response Operations) project, led by the Ames Research Center, has developed a prototype of a drone pilot’s kit intended to help scale up the use…
RegulationNew Research Recommends Streamlining Regulations to Enable Drone Operations in the U.S. New research from George Mason University’s Mercatus Center indicates the need for states to create and manage drone routes in order to enable growth of the commercial drone industry in the U.S.…
AI & AutonomyIris Automation and Sagetech Avionics Combine Technology to Enable Collision Avoidance for Drones A pioneer of collision avoidance technology, Iris Automation has just announced a partnership with Sagetech Avionics that will offer uncrewed aircraft a comprehensive air risk mitigation solution. Sagetech specializes in developing avionics…
Air TaxiEASA Proposes New Regulatory Framework for Air Taxi Operations The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) proposed a comprehensive new regulatory framework for operating air taxis in cities. Manufacturers of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft have worked with EASA in…
AI & AutonomyAT&T Transmits 5G Network Via Drone Earlier this month, AT&T announced that their drone operations team has achieved an industry first in transmitting its 5G network via a drone. The test was performed in April in rural Missouri…
Artificial IntelligenceNew Report Suggests Distributed Ledger Architecture for UTM Systems Cranfield University published a report this week exploring some questions about the development of an uncrewed traffic management (UTM) system. The document is the result of a research partnership between Cranfield, Heathrow…
UnmannedWingXpand Debuts Compact Drone Featuring Expandable Wings The drone model from WingXpand, which debuted at the AUVSI XPONENTIAL event in April, features a 7-foot wingspan. The wings are expandable, so the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) can collapse into a…
ATM ModernizationRaytheon Partners with Universities to Develop Skyler Radar Raytheon Intelligence & Space is collaborating with multiple universities to conduct research related to drone traffic management and to further develop its weather-sensing Skyler radar technology. Mike Dubois, technical program manager for…
UnmannedDrone Company to Launch Small Urgent Package Delivery in Ireland This week, Manna Drone Delivery is planning to launch commercial operations of its custom-developed aerospace grade drones. The company claims it is the largest drone delivery operation in Europe, and has raised…
UnmannedKraus Hamdani Aerospace CEO Talks Long-Endurance Drones and Enhanced Communication Networks Aerospace technology company Kraus Hamdani Aerospace, Inc. recently completed end-to-end vertical take-off and landing tests of their unmanned aerial system, the K1000ULE (Ultra Long Endurance). The fixed-wing drone is fully electric and…