Drone Center Sweden select Altitude Angel as the Foundation Stone as it begins to build National Drone Infrastructure

Drone Infrastructure Altitude Angel, the world’s most trusted UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology provider, has been retained by the Swedish Transport Administration project PNK4UTM and Research Institute of Sweden (RISE) to implement its GuardianUTM Enterprise platform at Sweden’s largest and most advanced drone test area, the 2,400km² Drone Center Sweden. Developing services on which the…

Snowdonia Aerospace Secures First Commercial / Privately Controlled Permanent Danger Area in the UK

Following a formal 24 month Airspace Change Proposal process ARPAS-UK Member Snowdonia Aerospace Centre (SAC) is pleased to announce that Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approval has been granted for the establishment of the UKs first commercial and privately controlled Danger Area in support of the research and development of novel aerospace systems. The new Danger…

Flare Bright wins UK MOD Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) follow-up contract.

Following a successful initial DASA contract to prove the concept of true autonomy in drones, Flare Bright have been awarded a larger follow-up contract to provide the same autonomy in powered drones to give increase persistence and endurance. This project will deliver a fixed wing drone that can fly without GPS or any remote-control, when…

Networx3 UAV capture condition of Blackburn’s historic Griffin Lodge

It’s Blackburn’s historic Griffin Lodge – as you’ve never seen it before. The Grade II listed building is to undergo a multi-million-pound transformation from neglected and burnt out shell into a state-of-the-art GP super-surgery serving thousands of patients. That revival is one step closer thanks to a drone survey by Burnley firm Networx3 UAV which…

Drones and UAS standards landscape — 2021

Prepared by BSI and ARPAS-UK Drone technology has the potential to deliver significant benefits across multiple industries, from construction to transport. Achieving this potential will depend on building confidence in safety, airworthiness, privacy and beyond – areas where standards could have an important role to play. This report, developed by BSI and ARPAS-UK, considers the…

CPC Asset Management with ARPAS-UK

As a partner to the Drone Pathfinder Catalyst Programme of Catapult, ARPAS-UK engaged widely across UK sector verticals to drive the safe adoption of drones via awareness and education. This included running CPD seminar sessions, hosting presentations at large trade shows, and releasing a series of educational ‘case studies’ about how drones can be used…

World Economic Forum Strategic Intelligence

The WeF collates articles and reports on both commercial and military drones. These can be accessed for free via: www.weforum.org You will need to create an account. The drone area can be found here . Drones can grant anyone access to airspace, with very low barriers to entry. These unmanned aircraft systems are creating value…

Building Trust in Drones

PwC have launched their updated reported on the impact drones will have on the UK’s economy, productivity, jobs and quality of life. The original report was published in 2018. Drones offer public and private organisations an opportunity to carry out tasks faster, safer, cheaper and with less impact on the environment than traditional methods. This…