Airports

Joint Draft Airport UAS Detection Requirements Doc Released

RTCA Special Committee 238 (SC-238) and EUROCAE Working Group 115 (WG-115) have released a joint draft document titled “System Performance…

FAA Selects D-Fend for UAS Detection and Mitigation Testing

Ra’anana, Israel and McLean, VA (August 29, 2023) – D-Fend Solutions, the leader in radio frequency (RF), cyber-based, non-kinetic, non-jamming,…

UK man fined almost £1,500 for illegal drone flights

A reckless drone pilot in the UK was fined almost £1,500 after pleading guilty to flying in restricted airspace above…

Emirates Airbus 380 Collides with Suspected Drone in France

It has been reported by multiple sources, including Breaking Aviation News & Videos and AviationSource News that an Emirates Airbus…

Near miss between an ‘object’ and a Chinook over London

On May 3rd, 2023, an experienced aviator who was a passenger on a HQ JHC Chinook helicopter reported the visual…

RCMP Concerned About Drone Operating Near Airport

Recent drone activities near YLW International Airport (Kelowna International Airport) have raised concerns for the Kelowna Royal Canadian Mounted Police…

Was there a drone near miss at Heathrow?

A recent UK Airprox Board (UKAB) report for May 2023 provided information on an April 8, 2023, suspected drone sighting…

ESG C-UAS System Protects NATO Air Base

In May ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH was commissioned to support the protection of a high-ranking European delegation and VIP during…

UAS Case Studies: Near Midair Collisions with Aircraft

Three Case Studies on Small Uncrewed Aerial Systems Near Midair Collisions with Aircraft: An Evidence-Based Approach for Using Objective Uncrewed…

Weibel to provide Counter-UAS Radars for CDG

Weibel, a company that has delivered more than 4,500 state-of-the-art velocity and position-measuring instruments to customers in over 40 countries,…

S.896- Shield U Act- CUAS for SLTT and Airports

This bill, S.896, sponsored by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), is also known as the Stopping Harmful Incidents to Enforce Lawful Drone Use…

Drone Incident Management at Aerodromes

Drone Incident Management at Aerodromes was published on March 8th, 2021, by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). This…

Risk Assessment of Drone Intrusions at Airports

A Methodological Framework for the Risk Assessment of Drone Intrusions in Airports is a paper by Domenico Pascarella, Gabriella Gigante,…

“Suspected Drone” Disrupts Gatwick

Operations at London Gatwick Airport were disrupted on Sunday after a “suspected drone” was seen close to the airfield. “Passenger…

ICAO Secretary General Briefs UN Security Council

During a closed briefing to the Counter-Terrorism Committee of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) yesterday, Juan Carlos Salazar, the…

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