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Unmanned aircraft airspace information provider AirMap and the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) released a notification system to make airport operators aware of nearby drone flights. The Digital Notice and Awareness System (D-NAS) is a quasi flight planning and notam system for participating unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operators and airports, allowing UAS operators to send encrypted digital flight notices to the airport’s operations center.
3W International is participating in this year’s Xponential, formerly AUVSI, where it will introduce an expanded range of engines. Besides the previously exhibited Heavy Fuel (HF) engines, the German engine manufacturer will also exhibit a portion of its petrol engines as well as a complete engine unit.
At the conclusion of last week’s defense exhibition Defexpo 2016 in Goa, India last week, Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) announced that it has finalized new sales worth hundreds of millions of dollars in Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), air defense and radar systems, among others.
DJI has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Yuneec International, alleging that Yuneec copied “key achievements” of its research and development efforts. The lawsuit seeks to stop Yuneec from selling its products with disputed features just as the U.S. market for commercial small unmanned aircraft systems is poised to expand. Continue reading
The Federal Aviation Administration is working on new technology that can detect and identify drones and drone pilots who fly near airports, according to a contract obtained by Motherboard using the Freedom of Information Act. Continue reading
The Australian Government’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority has announced that regulatory requirements for an important sector of the booming remotely piloted aircraft industry are being eased. Commercial operators of very small remotely piloted aircraft will no longer need to obtain a number of regulatory approvals. This includes an operator’s certificate and a remote pilot licence. Continue reading
How do you catch a drone? With an even BIGGER drone and a giant net. The drone squad is part of Tokyo police’s riot squad – drones capture flying device with a net if operator doesn’t comply to orders. Continue reading
BlueBird’s ThunderB tactical unmanned air vehicle performed a record 25.5h flight on 17 March, as part of a demonstration for an undisclosed customer.