The SESAR JU project “GOF 2.0 Integrated Urban Airspace Validation”, with a consortium of 13 members, will focus on the safe, secure, and sustainable integration of unmanned aerial vehicle and air taxi operations in urban airspace and kicked-off at the end of January. Continue reading
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FAA Could Improve Communication on UTM Programme
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has just issued a report recommending that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) further inform stakeholders of its efforts so they can align their activities with the system rollout and that the FAA develop performance goals for the implementation plan. Continue reading
uAvionix Announces Launch Customer Airbus Zephyr for ping200X and truFYX
uAvionix has announced that launch customer Airbus has successfully integrated and flown the uAvionix ping200X ADS-B transponder and truFYX GPS throughout its Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) 2020 flight test campaign in Arizona. Continue reading
Altitude Angel Raises a Further £4M Investment
Altitude Angel, a global UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology provider, announced that it raised a further £4m ($5.3m US) from one of Europe’s largest VC investors, Octopus Ventures. Continue reading
Russia Developing Technology to Integrate Drones into Common Airspace
On December 21, 2020 the technical design stage of the Russian Unmanned aircraft system Traffic Management RUTM1 was completed and the project team demonstrated the UAV’s onboard module and the operability of various services for UAV, including the service for automatic conflict resolution in real time. Continue reading
BT Led Consortium to Deliver UK Drone Corridor
BT has announced the formation of a new consortium to deliver a series of industry use cases across the UK’s first commercial drone corridor. Continue reading
FAA and NASA Complete Drone Demonstrations
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has concluded the second phase of its Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Traffic Management Pilot Program (UTM/UPP). Continue reading
Altitude Angel Launches Surveillance API
Altitude Angel, a world-wide UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) technology provider, is making available a surveillance API which will allow integrators to both share and receive flight data from a variety of sensors and devices in near real-time, providing a truly comprehensive real-time picture of the airspace. Continue reading