We’re excited to introduce BSI Flex 1903 v2.0 Future Flight Systems – Vocabulary 🎉 BSI Flex 1903 v2.0 includes definitions of 146 terms and 72 acronyms used in future flight systems and the ecosystem in which they operate. This updated version offers key updates to meet the sector’s evolving needs. Authored by Anthony Venetz, an…
Here’s a summary of the report on Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) from PwC Drone Powered Solutions: Overall, the report emphasizes the pivotal role of UTM in shaping a future where drones significantly contribute to various industries, enhance service delivery, and foster innovation and growth. June 2024
As part of the Future of Flight Phase III Challenge, the Intelligent Drones for Ports and Highways (InDePTH) consortium envisions a future where the deployment of intelligent drones may be used to support a wide range of inspection and maintenance tasks around national critical infrastructures. Currently, large-scale inspections of critical national infrastructure hold many high-risk…
Drone Industry Insights encourages your participation in the 7th Annual Drone Industry Survey. The survey should only take between 8-15 minutes of your time, and the data is published in a free white paper. As always, thanks to global partners Drone Industry Insights have organized some amazing rewards, which are described in the survey link and include a…
The Department for Transport has issued guidance intended to help the maritime industry to understand aerial drone technologies, the potential threat to maritime vessels and options to mitigate the threat. It focuses on aerial drone threats and associated response options. Aerial drones offer many use cases for the civilian maritime industry, including but not limited…
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recently launched their 2024 Tech Horizons Report, including a chapter on the commercial use of drones. Dr Anna Jackman of the University of Reading, an ARPAS-UK Member, was one of the academic experts to be interviewed in relation to this. In their first annual Tech horizons report, published in 2022,…
The return of war to Europe has demonstrated the essential requirement for a resilient, robust and agile approach to Defence procurement. The Integrated Review Refresh and Defence Command Paper recognise this challenge and underline the importance of overhauling our acquisition system to ensure operational advantage. The conflict in Ukraine has become a very visible representation…
BryceTech was commissioned by the Department for Transport to assess the Advanced Air Mobility market readiness. The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) has published a comprehensive review on Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) titled “Advanced Air Mobility Evidence Review.” Released on December 5, 2023, and updated on December 7, 2023, this independent report, produced by BryceTech…
BSI Flex 1903 v1.0 2023-08 With thanks to our member BSI Group, to Anthony Venetz, long standing aviation expert at Across Safety Development, the Technical Author, and to all ARPAS-UK members who contributed to this first version. What does BSI Flex 1903 cover? The standard includes definitions of 90 terms and 53 acronyms used in future…
Dr Anna Jackman, Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Reading, has released her Commercial Drone Industry Report: Professional, Responsible and Considerate Drone Use, in conjunction with ARPAS-UK. In addition, Dr Jackman has launched her Drone Industry Toolkit for Professional, responsible and Considerate commercial drone use. Again this is in conjunction with ARPAS-UK, for…