Philip Butterworth-Hayes

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Articles

New AIRMOB AAM training centre in Italy to offer 20 advanced air mobility training courses

5 days ago | urbanairmobilitynews.com | Philip Butterworth-Hayes

Puglia is preparing to become a European reference point for training in the Innovative Air Mobility (IAM) sector thanks to AIRMOB – Developing skills and capabilities for Innovative AIR Mobility , a four-year project funded by the European Commission and officially launched last March, according to a press release from Deep Blue, a Rome-based SME specialized in aviation research and training, The main partners include the Italian Deep Blue , EuroUSC Italia , the Aerospace Technology District...
Amazon "looking to launch drone deliveries in San Antonio"

6 days ago | unmannedairspace.info | Philip Butterworth-Hayes |Kylie Bielby

Amazon is seeking a permit from the Texas city of San Antonio to launch its drone delivery service, Prime Air, local media reports.
ÉALÚ-AER project integrates remote BVLOS operations with CNPC C2 connectivity

6 days ago | unmannedairspace.info | Philip Butterworth-Hayes |Kylie Bielby

The ÉALÚ-AER project has successfully completed the third phase of its integration and validation activities at the Future Mobility Campus Ireland vertiport, located near Shannon International Airport. The project has received funding from the SESAR Joint Undertaking under the European Union’s Connecting Europe Facility programme.
Archer unveils plans for its New York Midnight eVTOL services with United Airlines

1 week ago | urbanairmobilitynews.com | Philip Butterworth-Hayes

Archer unveiled plans today for a proposed New York City air taxi network in partnership with United Airlines, aiming to transform how New York residents and visitors move around the region. “Archer’s goal is to enable passengers to travel from Manhattan to nearby airports in just 5-15 minutes using Midnight, dramatically reducing travel times compared to traditional ground transportation and helping avoid the city’s notorious traffic,” said the company in a press statement.
British soldiers take down drone swarm with radio wave weapon

1 week ago | unmannedairspace.info | Philip Butterworth-Hayes |Kylie Bielby

British soldiers have successfully tracked, targeted and defeated swarms of drones in the latest trial of a new directed energy weapon developed in the UK. The trial was completed at a weapons range in West Wales and was the largest counter-drone swarm exercise the British Army has conducted to date. The weapon system demonstrator is a type of Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon (RF DEW) and has proven capable of neutralising multiple targets simultaneously with near-instant effect.
UK Law Commission seeks views on UTM regulation and liability

1 week ago | unmannedairspace.info | Philip Butterworth-Hayes |Kylie Bielby

The Law Commission of the United Kingdom has published its second consultation paper on aviation autonomy, which focuses on air traffic management and air navigation services for uncrewed aircraft. The Commission is seeking views from anyone with an interest in or awareness of this area. The three-year review is partly funded by UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) through the Future Flight Challenge, delivered by Innovate UK and the Economic and Social Research Council.
DroneShield update includes signal recognition for custom-built drone platforms

1 week ago | unmannedairspace.info | Philip Butterworth-Hayes |Kylie Bielby

DroneShield has released its 2Q25 firmware update for its suite of AI-powered Radio Frequency (RF) detection and defeat devices, including the RfPatrol Mk2 and DroneSentry-X Mk2. The update is available to all global customers enrolled in DroneShield’s software update plans. The latest proprietary firmware is designed to enhance the detection of newly emerged drone communication protocols, including those used by improvised and non-commercial Unmanned Systems (UxS).
SkeyDrone releases Drone Radar and Drone Analytics updates

1 week ago | unmannedairspace.info | Philip Butterworth-Hayes |Kylie Bielby

SkeyDrone has released updates to its Drone Radar and Drone Analytics systems, designed to improve monitoring and give users more flexibility in how they interact with the platform. New advanced monitoring preferences for control zones and flight plans enable users to tailor their settings per zone or flight plan without affecting their default configuration.This covers alerts for intrusions, conformance issues, or other specific events.
Terra Drone selected for two Middle East UTM projects

1 week ago | unmannedairspace.info | Philip Butterworth-Hayes |Kylie Bielby

Terra Drone announced on April 16 that it has been selected for two projects under the “Industrial Cooperation Programme in the Global South through Technology Transfer” by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). Through these projects, Terra Drone aims to promote the social implementation of Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) systems and create new business opportunities in the Middle East.
AURA AERO’s aerobatic electric INTERGRAL E light aircraft “performs first backflip” in certification programme

1 week ago | urbanairmobilitynews.com | Philip Butterworth-Hayes

Today, four months after its very first flight, INTEGRAL E, AURA AERO’s all-electric two-seater with aerobatic capabilities, has completed its first backflip flight, “confirming the aircraft’s performance and reliability in this key aerobatic maneuver and marking another step towards its certification, expected by the end of next year,” said the company in a press release.