Category Archives: UTM

UK Consortium to Build 165 Mile Drone ‘Superhighway’

A consortium led by Reading-based UTM (Unified Traffic Management) software provider Altitude Angel, is planning to build the world’s largest and longest network of ‘drone superhighways’ which would link towns and cities across the UK – initially connecting the Midlands with the Southeast and those urban conurbations along the UK’s south coast. Continue reading →

Hamburg’s U-Space Sandbox Becomes Blueprint for Drone Traffic

Droniq GmbH and its parent company DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH recently published their recommendations for action for the establishment of U-Space areas. The findings collected are based on a research project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV). With their help, U-Space areas are to be further advanced in Germany and introduced from 2023. Continue reading →

ORKID Partners with Unifly to Integrate Drones Safely into Colombian Airspace

ORKID is an autonomous cargo drone rush delivery service for enterprises. To ensure a safe and secure integration of drones into the airspace as well as successfully conduct Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) missions, ORKID has partnered with Unifly, an Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) technology provider, in a series of test operations. Continue reading →

German Aerospace Center Studies Autonomous Drone Flight in Congested Traffic

What happens when the radio connection to a drone is interrupted? How can drones fly autonomously even in congested traffic? These and other questions were addressed by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) in the final phase of its City Air Traffic Management (City-ATM) project. Continue reading →

NASA’s Extensible Traffic Management (xTM) Research

NASA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) project introduced a new Air Traffic Management (ATM) architecture that utilizes industry’s ability to supply industry-developed, third-party services that work complementarily with the FAA-provided Air Traffic Service (ATS) to exchange relevant air vehicle information among the UAS operations and between the UTM and the conventional ATM system. Continue reading →