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Dutch aviation authority enables the use of automatic drones for inspections and surveillance

April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 Wiebe de Jager 0 Comments dronebox, Netherlands, PDRA

Recently it has finally been allowed to use automatic drones in the Netherlands for inspection and surveillance purposes. To make

Regulation update

EASA issues guidelines for the design verification of drones operated in the ‘specific’ category

April 9, 2021 Wiebe de Jager 0 Comments design verification, EASA, SAIL III, SAIL IV, Specific category

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published guidance for drone operators, manufacturers and national authorities explaining the process for

Industry update

ping200X from uAvionix first FAA TSO certified drone transponder

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 Wiebe de Jager 0 Comments ADS-B, BVLOS, Electronic Conspicuity, ping200X, uAvionix

uAvionix, the leader in communications, navigation, and surveillance (CNS) solutions for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) announced ping200X, its flagship Mode

Industry update

New FIXAR VTOL fixed-wing drone offers up to 60 minutes flight time and 2 kg payload capacity

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 Wiebe de Jager 0 Comments FIXAR, Latvia

The EU-manufactured FIXAR drone is the world’s first industrial UAV to outperform other models in its class in both payload

Industry update

Parrot launches its Bug Bounty in partnership with YesWeHack

April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 Wiebe de Jager 0 Comments Bug Bounty, cybersecurity, Parrot, YesWeHack

Parrot, the leading European drone group, is launching its Bug Bounty program with YesWeHack, the first European crowdsourced security platform.

Industry update

Orca Aerospace and NLR to jointly develop eVTOL air ambulance

April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 Wiebe de Jager 0 Comments air ambulance, eVTOL, NLR, Orca Aerospace, Urban Air Mobility

Orca Aerospace and NLR – Netherlands Aerospace Centre have signed a Memorandum of Understanding underlining their mutual commitment to research

Industry update

Successful 2020 and promising start to 2021 for Unmanned Valley

April 1, 2021April 2, 2021 Wiebe de Jager 0 Comments Netherlands, Unmanned Valley

In an exceptional year, major steps were taken in 2020 in the development of Unmanned Valley. The field lab for

Industry update

Altitude Angel to power AirHub Enterprise Solutions

April 1, 2021 Wiebe de Jager 0 Comments AirHub, Altitude Angel, GuardianUTM, UTM

Altitude Angel, the world’s leading UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology provider, has been selected by Dutch drone enterprise solutions innovator