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Following initial funding from the Defence And Security Accelerator (DASA) to help get it off the ground, Flare Bright has won contracts from leading aerospace companies, the UK Ministry of Defence and the United States Department of Defense.
The UK and Latvia will jointly lead a capability coalition, which will see thousands of drones supplied to Ukraine, including first-person view (FPV) drones, which have proven highly effective on the battlefield.
This competition seeks novel innovations to help give the UK an advantage through affordable and adaptable, autonomous air systems (UAS)
Loss of control resulting in a fly-away and eventual crash, Goodwood Aerodrome, West Sussex, 4 July 2019.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle flights are successfully flown on the Sellafield site.
Power loss in flight resulting in ground impact, near Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, 18 April 2021.
Unmanned aircraft injured child’s face, Welfare Park, Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire, 16 April 2022.
The Military Aviation Authority is responsible for the regulation, assurance and enforcement of the defence air operating and technical domains. MAA is part of the Ministry of Defence and the Defence Safety Authority .
DASA is looking for solutions aimed at addressing the threat of unmanned air systems
Uncontrolled descent into terrain, Colwyn Bay, Conwy, 14 January 2019.
The Defence Drone Strategy sets out how Defence will realise the significant opportunities and tackle challenges in uncrewed systems.
Struck a crane during autonomous flight mode, Kemsley Mill, Kent, 13 June 2017.
Loss of electrical power on approach to land, RAF St Athan, Wales 26 September 2018.
Guidance on submitting applications to fly drones within Restricted Airspace at Prisons and Young Offender Institutions, effective from 25 January 2024.
Crashed inverted after a motor failure whilst in flight, Lathbury Road, Manchester, 18 March 2019.
DASA and DE&S are seeking innovative technologies to enable urban-optimised Unmanned Air Systems
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