Over the last several months a significant number of national RPAS associations have joined UVS International as partner organisations. Continue reading
Author Archives: Peter van Blyenburgh
Cottonwood Euro Technology Fund Invests €1.6 million in Clear Flight Solutions
The Cottonwood Euro Technology Fund, the American-based seed and early-stage fund who opened its first European fund in Enschede, is investing 1.6 million Euros in Clear Flight Solutions, a robotics drone spin-off company from the University of Twente. With this investment Clear Flight Solutions will focus on becoming worldwide market leader in bird control solutions with their lifelike robotic birds. Continue reading
The Riga Declaration – Europe Reaches Broad Consensus On Further Steps To Open RPAS Market
On 5-6 March 2015, the “Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems: Framing the future of Aviation” conference took place in Riga, Latvia. This event was organised by the Ministry of Transport of Latvia and the Civil Aviation Agency of Latvia, in cooperation with the European Commission, during the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
ICAO to Stage First Global RPAS Symposium
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is hosting its first global RPAS Symposium titled “Remotely piloted or piloted: sharing one aerospace system”, which will take place from 23 to 25 March 2015 at ICAO headquarters in Montreal, Canada. Continue reading
European Commission to Announce RPAS Policy & Strategy
The European Commission’s High Level RPAS Conference will take place in Riga, Latvia on 5 & 6 March 2015. It is being hosted by the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), and is being attended by European Commission representatives, EU national Ministers of Transport, Directors General of EU national aviation authorities, European parliamentarians, Data Protection Authorities, and high level industry representatives.
Swiss Federation of Civil Drones Joins UVS International
The Swiss Federation of Civil Drones (SFCD), which has 70 corporate members, has joined UVS International. Continue reading
French Professional Civil Drone Federation Announces New Board
At its General Assembly, which took place in Paris, France on 14 January 2015, the members of French Fédération Professionnelle du Drone Civil (FPDC), a partner organization of UVS International and member of the International RPAS Coordination Council, voted in a new Board of Directors, which consists of the following persons (their respective affiliations are indicated between brackets):
RPAS VLL Operation Coordination System Receives Award
On 11 December 2014, Flight Plus, Luciad and VITO were recognised at the 2014 SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research) SWIM Master Class “Best in Class Awards” which took place in Brussels. During four months, 81 international teams competed to become the 2014 SWIM “Best in Class”.