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NUAIR receives civil flight authority for BVLOS operations

NUAIR® announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a Part 107 waiver enabling remote, autonomous beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations throughout a 240 square mile airspace in upstate New York, increasing the commercial BVLOS area in New York by more than 3x or 300%. To capstone a …

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ANRA achieves regulatory milestone for drone operations in t…

ANRA Technologies is now a consortium partner for a United Kingdom (UK) based project called BLUEPRINT that recently achieved a significant milestone. In collaboration with Cranfield Airport Operations Limited, Project BLUEPRINT has been selected to take part in the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Temporary Reserved Area (TRA) Regulatory Sandbox, …

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2nd Special Operations Squadron Awarded RPA Squadron of the …

The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) presented the 2022 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Squadron of the Year Award to the 2nd Special Operations Squadron (SOS) at a special ceremony at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference on Sept. 11, 2023. …

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uAvionix and Iris Automation partner for BVLOS Operations

Iris Automation and uAvionix announced a strategic partnership to integrate Iris’ Casia G ground-based collision avoidance data into uAvionix’s SkyLine services for combined Command and Control (C2) and Detect and Avoid (DAA) services. The combination will enable operators of uncrewed aircraft to obtain superb low altitude airspace awareness and best …

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FAA seeks public input on drone operations

The FAA is seeking public input on four requests to conduct beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operations at or below 400 feet. If granted, Phoenix Air Unmanned, uAvionix, Zipline, and UPS Flight Forward will continue to expand the envelope of FAA-approved BVLOS drone operations. Data collected from these operations will inform the FAA’s ongoing policy and rulemaking activities. The …

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Inmarsat selected to safely extend BVLOS operations of UAVs

Volatus Aerospace, a leader in commercial crewed and uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) solutions, has selected Inmarsat’s Velaris solution to expand its customer offerings in key sectors, including inspection, compliance, equipment distribution, public safety, and drone cargo delivery. With Inmarsat satellite connectivity combined with LTE as a multilink capability, Volatus and its customers …

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U-SCUAR Strategic Project to Enable SAIL IV Operations

In a context dominated by open category operations that limits the use of unmanned vehicles to a very limited kind of missions with a limited scope and benefits, other operations with great added value are relegated due to its higher degree of complexity and risk. This causes the number of …

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Study Demonstrates That VECTOR-600 Is Ready For Operations

The operational envelope defines the operational risk profile within which an aircraft can operate safely, taking into consideration all risk mitigations included within the system. By means of an independent study conducted by a recognized aerospace institute, UAV Navigation has defined the operational envelope of the VECTOR-600 autopilot based on …

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Vantis Opens Mission & Network Operations Center

GRAND FORKS, ND – Vantis officially celebrated the grand opening of its Mission and Network Operations Center (MNOC) on Thursday at GrandSky Business and Aviation Park (GrandSky), marking a significant milestone in the development of the nation’s first statewide Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) system. The MNOC serves as the command …

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Skyports Selects Westcott Space Cluster for Drone Operations

London, 08th June, 2022 – Drone capabilities are set to expand at Westcott Space Cluster as leading drone services provider Skyports selects the south of England site as its European headquarters and centre of excellence. In partnership with the Satellite Applications Catapult, which is working with the UK industry to …

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