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Australia building air traffic control system for drones ahe…

Australia is building an air traffic control system for drones as authorities prepare for a surge in uncrewed aircraft flights and flying taxis over the next decade. Airservices Australia – the federal government agency responsible for managing airspace across the country – has appointed air traffic management company Frequentis Australasia …

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NASA drones fly for Air Taxi research

The space agency reports that the drones successfully flew around obstacles and each other during takeoff, flew along a planned route, and then landed. This was all done autonomously without a pilot controlling the flight. Pictured above, an Aerialworx Alta-8 small Unmanned Aircraft System testbed vehicle flies above the location …

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ASTM announces Remote ID compliance training in unmanned air…

ASTM International has announced a new eLearning program focused on usage of a standard practice for Remote ID Means of Compliance (F3586) developed by ASTM’s unmanned aircraft committee (F38). This standard practice acts as an overlay of requirements to the ASTM standard for Remote ID and tracking (F3411). The program will support …

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ANRA and NAVOS Air partner to develop vertiports

ANRA Technologies, a global leader in uncrewed vehicle mission management and operations solutions, and NAVOS Air, an Instrument Flight Procedure Products and Services company, announced a collaboration to incorporate flightpath procedures into ANRA’s Vertiport Management Service for Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) aircraft operations for Urban Air Mobility. This joint undertaking …

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Elsight connectivity Keeps Sphere Drones Up in the Air

Sphere Drones’ HubX Drone Platform Demonstrates Resilience During Optus Outage with Elsight’s Halo Connectivity System In a recent trial of Sphere Drones’ HubX drone platform at a remote mine in New South Wales, the drone’s connectivity remained uninterrupted during the November 8 Optus outage, showcasing the effectiveness of Elsight’s Halo …

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Officials meet to support the future of advanced air mobilit…

Representatives from aviation and aerospace organizations in eight states have launched the “Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Multistate Collaborative” to exchange views and methods to enable public infrastructure and services supporting the new generation of aircraft based on emerging technologies that are providing high levels of safety, efficiency and environmental sustainability. …

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FAA, Air Force team up on advanced air mobility efforts

The FAA is partnering with the U.S. Air Force to help support the safe integration of Advanced Air Mobility aircraft into the National Airspace System.  Under an agreement signed during an Oct. 25 event at Duke Field in Florida, the agencies will exchange data and share capabilities and expertise for …

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Air Upstate unveils new RigiTech Eiger drone fleet

Upstate Medical University has made history once again as the first consumer in the United States to own and operate the Eiger drone system from RigiTech. The institution, alongside its partners Crown Consulting and NUAIR,  achieved another milestone by becoming the first in the U.S. to conduct a domestic flight with the Eiger, which occurred …

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EHang inaugurates European Urban Air Mobility Center

EHang Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: EH) (“EHang” or the “Company”), the world’s leading Urban Air Mobility (“UAM”) technology platform company, announced the inauguration of its first European UAM Center in Spain. Located inside the Lleida–Alguaire International Airport (“LEDA”), the center represents the first-of-its-kind in Europe for unmanned electric vertical take-off and …

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