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2 weeks ago | 
passengerterminaltoday.com | Kylie Bielby
Denver International Airport’s Airport Service Quality (ASQ) quarterly survey results for customer satisfaction related to the security screening process have increased since the West Security Checkpoint opened in February 2024. The score for “ease of going through security screening” improved to 4.2 out of 5, an increase of 13% from the time period leading up to the checkpoint opening, and the “waiting time: security screening” score improved to 4.18 out of 5, a 19% increase.
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2 weeks ago | 
unmannedairspace.info | Philip Butterworth-Hayes |Kylie Bielby
Startical, the company founded by ENAIRE and Indra to provide communication and surveillance services from space, has successfully completed the first real-time voice communication between a pilot and an air traffic controller using VHF signals transmitted via satellite. The breakthrough was achieved using IOD-1, Startical’s first In-Orbit Demonstrator satellite, launched in March 2025 as part of the European-funded ECHOES project.
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2 weeks ago | 
unmannedairspace.info | Philip Butterworth-Hayes |Kylie Bielby
As we previously reported, the United States recently introduced new legislation to both expand capabilities in the area of defence against uncooperative drones and to support domestic UAS production by ordering the implementation of practical solutions for the issue of beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flights within a few weeks in order to enable commercial drone operations BVLOS across the country.
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2 weeks ago | 
unmannedairspace.info | Philip Butterworth-Hayes |Kylie Bielby
The SESAR Joint Undertaking’s ENSURE project has achieved an important step in advancing the safe and efficient integration of unmanned aircraft into controlled airspace. As part of its Horizon Europe-funded development roadmap, the consortium has completed a successful series of TRL4 validations of the “ATM and U-space Interface and Services” solution, culminating in a project Open Day hosted in Iceland.
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2 weeks ago | 
unmannedairspace.info | Philip Butterworth-Hayes |Kylie Bielby
Forbes Australia and other national business media report that DroneShield is expanding into Europe with a new manufacturing and assembly facility. Europe is now the company’s largest export market for counter-drone technology and the expansion is a timely move alongside the European Union’s EUR 800 billion ReArm Europe defence plan. DroneShield equipment has been deployed in Ukraine as well as across Europe. In October 2024, the company appointed a European counter-drone team.
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2 weeks ago | 
unmannedairspace.info | Philip Butterworth-Hayes |Kylie Bielby
Switzerland’s Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) and the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) in Cologne on June 10 to strengthen cooperation in the field of uncrewed aerial systems. FOCA says the drone industry is booming with demand for complex, beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flights increasing.
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2 weeks ago | 
unmannedairspace.info | Philip Butterworth-Hayes |Kylie Bielby
The Royal Military Academy, Belgium (RMA) is looking for a Counter-Drone Researcher to join its Robotics & Autonomous Systems unit and play a key role in the EU-funded COURAGEOUS² project. COURAGEOUS² is a policy-driven initiative aimed at supporting the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs (DG-HOME) in implementing an EU-wide counter-drone strategy.
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2 weeks ago | 
unmannedairspace.info | Philip Butterworth-Hayes |Kylie Bielby
Altitude Angel has been awarded a United States patent for its ground-based detect and avoid (DAA) technology, ARROW, the foundation behind the UK’s first drone superhighway*. The ARROW system enables uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) to safely operate Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) without the need for onboard sensors or visual observers. Instead, ARROW uses a network of strategically positioned ground-based sensors, including radio frequency detectors and high-resolution cameras.
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2 weeks ago | 
unmannedairspace.info | Philip Butterworth-Hayes |Kylie Bielby
Terra Drone Arabia has participated as technical partner and drone operator in an initiative launched by the National Unified Procurement Company (NUPCO), in collaboration with the Saudi Ministry of Health. The initiative aims to address the logistical challenges and improve the efficiency of medical supply delivery during the Hajj season of 1446H (the 2025 Hajj was held from June 4 to June 9). Due to massive crowds at the holy sites, traditional ground transport can take more than 1.5 hours.
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2 weeks ago | 
unmannedairspace.info | Philip Butterworth-Hayes |Kylie Bielby
Indian defence and aerospace company, Sanlayan Technologies, has raised 186 crore rupees (USD 22.4 million) in a series A funding round. The company said that the funding enables it to allocate capital for developing critical technologies for counter-drone and electronic warfare systems. The funding round was led by Ashish Kacholia, Lashit Sanghvi and Jungle Ventures, with participation from existing investors Gemba Capital and Singularity Ventures, and new investor Shastra VC.
