
Austria to start digital air traffic control with drones in 2023
Austrian aviation authority, Austro Control, partnered with specialist ICT company Frequentis to develop a digital air traffic control system for drones.
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Austrian aviation authority, Austro Control, partnered with specialist ICT company Frequentis to develop a digital air traffic control system for drones.

Florida Power & Light (FPL) will deploy Percepto autonomous drones on a large scale to monitor high-voltage substations and power distribution

Fusion Engineering, a Dutch flight control startup based in Delft, announced that it has raised €700k in its first investment round.

Ukraine received fresh supplies of the Turkish Bayraktar drones as well as anti-tank weapons to help fight off the Russian invasion. A number of European countries including Germany, The Netherlands, and Turkey have sent military supplies to Ukraine. A shipment of Bayraktar TB2 drones from Turkey has drawn the most attention. These Predator-like aircraft, which…

European aviation organization EASA has released a statement stating that the presence of a Cx label 'does not guarantee' that a drone complies.

The Dutch company Robin Radar Systems has made a software update available that increases the range of the drone detection systems ELVIRA and IRIS by a factor of two. The update is based on the latest developments in machine learning. Depending on the system used, it is now possible to detect unwanted drones up to…

Drone pilot error is the most common reason for insurance claims in 2021, says the British drone insurer Coverdrone. It turns out: 'drone pilot error'

A special Customs Drone Team has been set up in the Netherlands to fight drug smuggling and other crimes in the port of Rotterdam. Dutch customs are increasingly using drones to monitor port areas and coastal regions. This not only concerns surveillance to combat drug smuggling but also assistance with arrests. Currently, drones are mainly…
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