Ofcom has announced a new initiative to make the 978 MHz spectrum available for drone safety devices in the UK. These devices, known as Universal Access Transceivers (UAT), help aircraft identify drones’ locations, ensuring safer integration into airspace. This change is essential for critical infrastructure tasks, such as inspecting power lines and wind turbines. The…
Highlighting the criticality of developing Non-Technical Skills (NTS), that is Human Factors and Crew Resource Management, for uncrewed teams and operators. Uncovering why the requirement for optimised NTS within the uncrewed sphere is not only as vital as for crewed flight, but also introduces new demands, not experienced in the traditional cockpit environment. Join us…
The United Kingdom’s commercial drone industry, valued at £501 million in 2023, stands at a pivotal juncture. In this paper by Connected Places Catapult “Beyond Sight Behind Barriers”, the authors examine the current state of the UK Drone Industry and what might be holding it back from the next steps of growth. Despite its rapid…
ARPAS-UK member heliguy™ has been granted Operational Authorisation by the CAA (UK Civil Aviation Authority) to perform BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) drone-in-a-box missions, in atypical air environments, using the DJI Dock ecosystem. heliguy™ plans to use the authorisation as a framework for delivering automated and remote solutions for enterprise organisations. The approval enables…
Fly Smarter The possibilities that come with drone flight are huge, but over the past five years drones equipped with Wi-Fi, ISM and other radio links have not been able to reflect the on-demand, high throughput, high availability and UK-wide connectivity we experience in our day to day lives on our mobile phones. Enter 4G…
In 2023 ARPAS-BVLOS launched and delivered its Risk Quantification course. In 2024, it then responded to other BVLOS consultations, including Detect and Avoid and UK SORA. Since then ARPAS-UK has been considering how it can offer something different to the established Policy/Strategic bodies, such as the NATS-BVLOS Forum, FAIWG and the Future of Flight Industry…
