One single sector of the southern border saw more than 10,000 illegal drone incursions from Mexico last year, a senior Border Patrol agent told Congress. Continue reading
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Skyports Infrastructure’s Design for Vertiports Approved in Dubai
Skyports Infrastructure, a provider of vertiport infrastructure for the advanced air mobility (AAM) industry, has had its vertiport design approved for development by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, of Dubai, at the World Government Summit 2023. Continue reading
Russian PM Forms Commission for Development of UAS
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree on the formation of a government commission on the development of unmanned aerial systems. The corresponding document is published on the Internet portal of legal information. Continue reading
SpaceX Curbed Ukraine’s Use of Starlink Internet for Drones
SpaceX has taken steps to prevent Ukraine’s military from using the company’s Starlink satellite internet service for controlling drones in the region during the country’s war with Russia, SpaceX’s president said Wednesday. Continue reading
UK HAPS Startup Takes Legal Action Against Airbus
Avealto Ltd has issued a cease and desist letter against Airbus HAPS Connectivity Solutions Ltd — recently renamed Aalto HAPS Ltd — in relation to its infringement of Avealto’s trademarked name. Continue reading
Mississippi State University Gets $19M Department of Homeland Security UAS Research Funding
Mississippi State University (MSU) has once again been tapped to lead a major uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) research, testing and evaluation project on behalf of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Continue reading
Pierce Aerospace and DroneShield to Integrate Advanced Remote ID and C-UAS Technologies
Pierce Aerospace announced a partnership with C-UAS (Counter-UAS or Counterdrone) solutions provider DroneShield, to integrate Pierce Aerospace’s Flight Portal ID, Remote ID technologies into DroneShield’s C-UAS and Command and Control systems, including DroneSentry-C2. Continue reading
HHLA Sky First Responder Drone X4 Wins German Design Award 2023
HHLA Sky’s Automated First Responder Drone X4 has been awarded the German Design Award 2023 in the category “Excellent Product Design”. This quadcopter drone was specially designed with the needs of first responders and security professionals in mind. Continue reading