Enhance Your Skills and Unlock Opportunities with ECITB’s Foundation Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Training Course

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly known as drones, have revolutionised various industries with their versatile applications. To tap into this transformative potential and ensure safe and efficient operations on industrial sites, the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) offers a comprehensive Foundation UAS training course. Mastering Drone Operations Safely and Effectively The ECITB’s Foundation UAS…

CAA Consultation: Shape the Future of Remote Pilot Competency

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) have announced an essential consultation regarding the future of remote pilot competency. This consultation presents a significant chance for our industry to shape the regulatory landscape and ensure a sustainable and prosperous future for remote pilots and operators. Overview of the Consultation The CAA have released a proposal that covers…

BT Group and SkyLift Achieve Milestones in UK Drone Operations: Advanced Communication and Safety Systems for Scalable BVLOS Missions

BT Group and, esteemed ARPAS-UK member SkyLift, recently achieved significant milestones in the field of drone operations in the UK. They successfully conducted demonstration flights utilising fellow ARPAS-UK Member, uAvionix’s SkyLine cloud-based command and control (C2) system, which communicated over C-Band and LTE. These flights accomplished two firsts for the UK’s unmanned aerial system (UAS)…

Capturing the Majestic Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway from Above

Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, the renowned preserved railway line, has recently unveiled a captivating perspective of its historic tracks. For the first time in its 134-year history, the railway has been captured from the air, thanks to the advanced drone technology provided by Networx3 UAV. The award-winning Matrice M30T and DJI Avata drones,…

PwC’s Inspiring Insights for opportunities within the UK Drone Industry

PwC: Building Trust in Commercial Drones “Only 43% think industry is using commercial drones effectively”. Recently, PwC UK published Trust in Commercial Drones, an assessment of how industry attitudes to drones have changed over the past three years and the implications for actions to grow the UK drone economy. PwC stated “It was our pleasure to work…

National Highways reaches for the skies with new flight management system

National Highways has launched a new flight management system which will speed up processes for drone operators looking to fly near motorways or major A roads and improve safety through better co-ordination and visibility of flights. With the use of drones playing an increasing role in modern living, National Highways is introducing a new flight…

CAP2546: UK CAA Drone tracker survey 2023

Welcome to the eighth wave of the Drone Awareness Tracker! The CAA aims to explore public perceptions and attitudes towards drones, focusing on barriers to registration, awareness of regulations, future uses, and motivating drone owners to register with the CAA. Objectives: Read more

UK CAA Innovation Team release CAP2537-9 for Advanced Air Mobility

The UK CAA Innovation team have been busy again, developing some useful guidance for innovators. 1. CAP2537 provides a short information notice on the UK CAA approach for #certification of #eVTOL aircraft. www.caa.co.uk/CAP2537 2. CAP2538 describes the considerations for Aerodromes and Vertiports planning to operate Vertical Take-off and Landing Aircraft (VTOL) www.caa.co.uk/CAP2538 3. CAP2539 guides the Advanced Air Mobility industry on…

Drone Industry Barometer 2023

The Drone Industry Barometer provides a yearly review of what drone experts across the world have experienced and how they foresee that the industry will develop. It touches on the latest topics while providing continuity with previous editions in order to deliver the most comprehensive understanding of the state of the drone industry. This unique…

Cyberhawk™ team up with Intelligent Energy to launch BVLOS operations using hydrogen fuel cell technology

Cyberhawk, world leader in visual data management, adopts Intelligent Energy’s IE-SOAR™ fuel cells to offer customers better quality data and increased operational efficiency. Cyberhawk delivers end-to-end capabilities to their customers around the globe spanning data collection, democratisation of imagery and operational insights via analytics. Over 5,000 project managers around the globe rely on their flagship software…