BY AUVSI AUVSI announced the launch of Green UAS, a new program to expand the number of commercial UAS that have been verified to meet the highest levels of cybersecurity and National Defense Authorization Act supply chain requirements. READ MORE

BY Skyfire Consulting Skyfire announced its continued push towards training and education aimed at making it easier for agencies to understand what Drone First Responder programs are all about, and how to transition a traditional drone program into a DFR program. READ MORE

BY EDGE EDGE launched SKYSHIELD, a multi-layered, integrated counter-unmanned aerial system solution, on the opening day of the International Defence Exhibition & Conference. READ MORE

BY Rod Boyce, University of Alaska Fairbanks The Federal Aviation Administration has granted a regulatory waiver to the University of Alaska Fairbanks unmanned aircraft systems test site. READ MORE

BY Steadicopter Steadicopter and BIRD Aerosystems are unveiling the BlackEagle 50H (BE50H) - an advanced hybrid unmanned helicopter, featuring a miniature airborne radar with advanced proprietary technology, for use in maritime intelligence missions. READ MORE

BY UAV Navigation Technology development and EU investments in GNSS receivers, including the DEGREE project, are now focusing on the requirements related to the Specific Category of UAS operation in terms of the security and safety of the navigation subsystems. READ MORE

BY Volatus Aerospace Volatus Aerospace Corp. announced that the Company has been issued a Canadian Transportation Agency License for domestic service, all-cargo aircraft. READ MORE

BY Pierce Aerospace Pierce Aerospace announced a partnership with C-UAS industry leader 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. READ MORE

BY IANS Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari unveiled Skye UTM, touted as the most cutting-edge unmanned traffic management system in the world, which is capable of handling 4,000 flights per hour and 96,000 flights per day. READ MORE

BY Percepto Percepto announced a first-of-its-kind exemption denial from the FAA. This denial allows Percepto to operate UAS BVLOS without humans onsite, eliminating an exemption process that has been required to enable remote pre-flight check under Part 107. READ MORE

BY Gabriel Scotto, WOUB Public Media Ohio University has been awarded a grant to investigate using unmanned aircraft in Appalachian Ohio for applications such as delivering packages to homes and transporting patients to hospitals and travelers to airports. READ MORE

BY UAV Navigation UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía has developed the GHU-100, the new ground control hub unit that helps platform manufacturers connect multiple ground devices (PC, datalinks, joysticks, etc.) and form a single network segment. READ MORE

BY Highlander Partners Highlander Partners announced the acquisition of Black Sage Technologies from Acorn Growth Companies. Black Sage is an industry-leading multi-mission platform provider of C-UAS and security solutions. READ MORE

BY Defense Innovation Unit The Defense Innovation Unit and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment are unveiling the first companies that have passed the vetting required for onboarding policy-compliant, commercial sUAS into the DoD. READ MORE

BY FlightOps FlightOps Ltd., a multi-drone operating system, recently partnered with drone operator FlyTech IL to deploy the world’s first multiple drone operations in an urban area. READ MORE