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Most UAS operations fail long before take-off

21 May 2026 @ 6:50 pm

There’s a common assumption in UAS operations that the difficult part starts when the aircraft

Remote ID: an enforcement system dressed up as drone safety

21 May 2026 @ 6:32 pm

While the UK government bills its new £50 million funding package as a major boost for drone innovation and flying taxis, a deeper look reveals that over £20 million is being funneled into a "numberplate ID system" for enforcement. Instead of solving the critical technical barriers to BVLOS flight—like interoperable electronic visibility for manned aviation and practical Detect and Avoid systems—this initiative introduces a heavy surveillance and compliance layer that polices legitimate commercial operators rather than enabling them.

Dufour Aerospace and Volatus Advance Remote Operations and Control Centre Capabilities in Canada

21 May 2026 @ 5:25 pm

Dufour Aerospace and Volatus Aerospace have taken another important step toward scalable BVLOS drone operations

ONE Bow River Makes Strategic Growth Investment in VTOL UAS Innovator PteroDynamics

21 May 2026 @ 5:20 pm

ONE Bow River National Defense Fund (“ONE Bow River”) has made a strategic investment in PteroDynamics Inc.,

GA-ASI Completes First Flight of MQ-9B With AEW Pods

21 May 2026 @ 4:38 pm

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) flew its MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft for the first

GDU Technology Showcases Latest Advances of the UAV Solutions at Drone World Congress 2026

21 May 2026 @ 11:53 am

 At the Drone World Congress 2026 (DWC2026), GDU Technology (GDU), as a leader in the enterprise UAV

Eve Completes Hover & Low-Speed Flights Block, Advancing eVTOL Toward Transition Flight Testing

21 May 2026 @ 11:49 am

Eve Air Mobility (“Eve”) (NYSE: EVEX, EVEXW; B3: EVEB31), a global leader in advanced air mobility

TEKEVER and Inzpire partner to accelerate autonomous systems from acquisition to operational advantage

21 May 2026 @ 11:43 am

TEKEVER and Inzpire have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen the operational readiness, training

Our Strategic Investment Alongside Parcom and Why We Invested in Tulip Tech

21 May 2026 @ 7:50 am

Tulip Tech Scales European UAV Battery Technology with Strategic Investment from Parcom and Keen Europe

UK Law Commission – Charting the Legal Horizon of Autonomous Flight

20 May 2026 @ 7:54 pm

The Law Commission has published its final report on aviation autonomy, outlining vital legal reforms to safely integrate remotely piloted and autonomous aircraft into UK airspace