Category Archives: UTM

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 →