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Galileo Second Generation Batch#1A satellites. (Image: ESA).

Directions 2022: Galileo FOC, G2 on the horizon

January 18, 2022

Successful European Cooperation Galileo is Europe’s civil global satellite navigation constellation and a major success, being the world’s […]

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This article is tagged with Cospas–Sarsat, Directions 2022, ESA, EUSPA, Financial Framework Partnership Agreement, Full Operational Capability, Galileo 11, Galileo constellation, Galileo Reference Center, Galileo Second Generation, Galileo System Time, satellite launch, search and rescue, UTC and posted in From the Magazine, GNSS

Yang Changfeng is BeiDou’s Chief Architect. (Photo: BeiDou Navigation Satellite System)

Directions 2022: BDS enters new era of global services

January 14, 2022

Construction of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3) has been completed. The system was formally commissioned on July […]

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This article is tagged with BDS products, BDS-2 satellite, BDS-3, BeiDou constellation, China-Russia Project Committee, Directions 2022, International GNSS Monitoring and Assessment System, PNT service, PPP service, SBAS, search and rescue, smartphones and posted in From the Magazine, GNSS

The AMRO 2021 exercise tested the rescue of 200 cruise-ship passengers using Galileo SAR. (Photo: EUSPA)

Mass rescue operation takes place in Arctic Circle with Galileo SAR

October 26, 2021

News from the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) In freezing arctic waters 60 nautical miles […]

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This article is tagged with AMRO 2021, Arctic Mass Rescue Operation, Cospas–Sarsat, EUSPA, Galileo SAR, MEOSAR, Norway, search and rescue and posted in GNSS, Latest News

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Search-and-rescue drone debuts, FAA issues remote ID rule

March 17, 2021

It’s hard to pick out an outstanding story or two this month from the dozens of new or […]

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This article is tagged with Boeing, FAA rule, Federal Aviation Administration, Loyal Wingman, NEC Laboratories Europe, remote ID, remote identification, SARDO, search and rescue, USAF Skyborg and posted in Opinions, UAV/UGV, Uncategorized

Photo: Zala Aero Group

Russian UAV maker launches new VTOL drone

February 24, 2021

Zala Aero Group unveiled the ZX1, a new hybrid unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), at the 2021 International Defense […]

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This article is tagged with defense, drone, IDEX, Russia, search and rescue, UAV, vertical take-off and landing, VTOL, Zala Aero Group, ZX1 and posted in Featured Stories, Latest News, UAV/UGV

Authors Javier Benedicto (ESA), left, and Rodrigo da Costa (GSA). (Image: ESA)

Directions 2021: Galileo expands and modernizes global PNT

December 8, 2020

Throughout 2020, the Galileo Programme under the responsibility of the European Commission, the European GNSS Agency (GSA) and […]

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This article is tagged with Directions 2021, ESA, European GNSS Agency, European Space Agency, Galileo Programme, GNSS User Technology Report, GSA, Javier Benedicto, Rodrigo da Costa, search and rescue and posted in Featured Stories, From the Magazine, GNSS

Cospas-Sarsat rescue beacon activated. Its signals are picked up by satellites in orbit, including Galileo. (Photo: GSA)

First Galileo personal emergency beacon coming to 19 European countries

October 26, 2020

The first Galileo Return Link Service Personal Location Beacon (PLB) developed under the H2020-funded Helios project will be […]

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This article is tagged with Cospas-Sarsat system, European GNSS Agency, FastFind ReturnLink PLB, GSA, Orolia, personal location beacon, search and rescue and posted in Featured Stories, Latest News, Mobile

Screenshot: DJI Drone Rescue Map

New DJI map tracks drone-assisted rescues worldwide

June 29, 2020

Global reference includes more than 400 people rescued by drones to date DJI has launched an online reference […]

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This article is tagged with DJI, DJI Drone Rescue Map, drone pilots, drone rescue, first responders, online map, police drone, search and rescue, social media and posted in Defense, Featured Stories, Latest News, UAV/UGV