EASA rules, U-space, and drone news across the continent.
A police counter-drone vehicle collided with a Mercedes Sprinter in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s motorcade during a high-security summit in Copenhagen on Thursday morning, according to Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet. No injuries were reported in the incident, which occurred near the Bella Center during the European Political Community summit. The collision raises questions about coord
Unifly, a Terra Drone subsidiary and global leader in UAS Traffic Management solutions, has joined a European Defence Agency (EDA)-led initiative to harmonize pre-flight drone risk assessment standards across Europe’s defense and security operations. The MIL-UAS-SPECIFIC 3 project aims to streamline the currently fragmented approval processes that drone operators face when conducting high-risk mis
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary is demanding that European authorities shoot down unauthorized drones disrupting airport operations, while dismissing the EU’s proposed “drone wall” defense initiative as ineffective ahead of a critical summit in Copenhagen where leaders will discuss the plan. The outspoken airline executive’s call comes as drone incursions attributed to Russia have repeatedly forced…
European Union leaders are meeting today in Copenhagen to advance plans for a “drone wall” defense system along the bloc’s eastern border, following a series of Russian drone incursions and mystery drone sightings that shut down major airports across Scandinavia. The New York Times reports that the initiative gained urgent momentum after 19 Russian drones…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced €6 billion ($7 billion) in new funding to support Ukrainian drone manufacturers, marking a major escalation in Western support for Ukraine’s unmanned warfare capabilities. The commitment comes as Russia increased airstrikes by nearly 50% following President Putin’s meeting with his American counterpart in Alaska, while also sending…
Harmattan AI, a Paris-based defense drone startup, is seeking a billion-dollar valuation in its latest funding round, just 18 months after launching, according to reporting by Sifted. The ambitious raise comes as the company has already secured major contracts with French and UK military forces, positioning it as a rising force in Europe’s surging defense…
Denmark has ordered an unprecedented five-day ban on all civilian drone flights following a week of mysterious drone sightings over military bases and airports that authorities are calling a “hybrid attack,” according to Reuters. The prohibition, which runs from September 30 through October 4, marks one of Europe’s most dramatic responses to what security officials…
Paris’s major airports have emerged as European leaders in counter-drone technology, deploying sophisticated detection systems that blend radar, optical sensors, and artificial intelligence to protect against more than 2,000 unauthorized drone incidents annually. Following flight disruptions in 2016 that forced diversions at Orly Airport, Groupe ADP—the operator of Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle and Orl
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