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RTCA special committee is working on small drone detection standard – A Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA) subcommittee is developing a standard for detecting small drones around airports. These standards will help potential buyers of counter-drone or drone security systems know if the detection equipment will perform as intended and meet the set requirements.

AiRXOS launches new unmanned aircraft systems solution for energy industry – AiRXOS launches a new unmanned aircraft systems solution for the energy industry. GE Aviation’s all-in-one solution enables comprehensive operational oversight for safe, scalable, repeatable commercial UAS operations.

Drone Deuce’s deliveries might start as soon as next month – Drone Deuce‘s deliveries by drone from a Buffalo Wild Wings store in Mobile, AL might start as soon as next month. It would represent a massive leap forward for the drone startup that aims to help local brick-and-mortar stores to compete with the likes of Amazon.

NASA Government Invention of the Year 2020 goes to UTM – Today, NASA announces the winners of its 2020 Invention and Software of the Year Awards. The agency has created two categories and one of them, the ‘Government Invention of the Year’ goes to the invention of NASA’s patented Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management developed by a team at the agency’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California.

DJI Mavic 2 Pro and Ronin S used to create this Surf Portugal video – A DJI Mavic 2 Pro and a Ronin S gimbal were used to create this Surf Portugal video that was uploaded to YouTube by DJI for their DJI Creator series.

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