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Military Drones and AI Regulation: A...

Military Drones and AI Regulation: A UK Drone Lawyer’s Perspective By Richard Ryan, UK Drone Lawyer On 7 January...

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Soaring Ahead or Stuck in the...

Soaring Ahead or Stuck in the Past? What the CAP 3040 Second Edition Means for Your Drone Operations By...

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How AI and Automation are Shaping...

How AI and Automation are Shaping the Future of Drones: A Regulatory Perspective By Richard Ryan, Drone Lawyer The...

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Drones, Security, and the Law: Understanding...

Drones, Security, and the Law: Understanding the UK’s Counter-Drone Framework By Richard Ryan, Drone & Counter Drone Lawyer Drones...

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Transforming UK Airspace: A New Era...

Transforming UK Airspace: A New Era for Drones and Aviation with NATS OpenAir By Richard Ryan, Drone Lawyer The...

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From the Battlefield to the Courtroom:...

From the Battlefield to the Courtroom: Building a Resilient and Modern Drone Fleet By Richard Ryan, drone lawyer Recent...

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Thales: Under the Microscope – The...

Thales: Under the Microscope – The Watchkeeper Drone Saga and Corruption Allegations By Richard Ryan, drone lawyer

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AI Drone Swarms and the EU...

AI Drone Swarms and the EU AI Act: A Game-Changer in Modern Warfare? By Richard Ryan, Drone Lawyer The...

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Navigating the Legal Skies: Overcoming Challenges...

Navigating the Legal Skies: Overcoming Challenges in Drone Deliveries By Richard Ryan, Commercial Drone Lawyer ________________________________________ The drone delivery...

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Navigating the Skies: Legal Perspectives on...

Navigating the Skies: Legal Perspectives on the UK’s Drone Revolution By Richard Ryan November 2024 As an experienced drone...

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Taking Flight in Dubai: Joby Aviation...

Taking Flight in Dubai: Joby Aviation Breaks Ground on Revolutionary Air Taxi Network at DXB By Richard Ryan, Drone...

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The Impact of the EU AI...

The Impact of the EU AI Act on Drones: A Comprehensive Overview By Richard Ryan, Drone Lawyer Introduction The...

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Legal Issues in Drone Operations: A...

Legal Issues in Drone Operations: A UK Perspective on Safety, Compliance, and Lessons from the GEN 3.8 Incident in...

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Analysis and Recommendations on CAP 3040...

Analysis and Recommendations on CAP 3040 | First Edition 1. Executive Summary The CAA’s policy concept aims to enable...

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Legal Lessons from the H3 Dynamics...

Legal Lessons from the H3 Dynamics Drone Incident: A Wake-Up Call for Drone Pilots By Richard Ryan, Drone Lawyer...

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Navigating the Skies: Legal and Strategic...

By Richard Ryan, Drone Lawyer The drone and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) industries are at the forefront...

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Drone Operators: Navigating the Legal Landscape...

With the growing use of drones in commercial operations, the recent Anglo International Upholland Ltd v Wainwright [2023] case...

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What’s relevant for Drone Operators when...

Having reviewed the 65 pages of the AAIB-25876 report in respect of the Alauda Airspeeder MkII owned by Riotplan...

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The mystery of the Gatwick drone

A drone sighting caused the airport to close for two days in 2018, but despite a lengthy police investigation,...

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Legal Framework of UTM for UAS...

2020 Digital Avionics Systems Conference UTM Operational Concept The legal framework for UTM (Unmanned aircraft system Traffic Management) will...

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The Legal Framework of UTM for...

Abstract— It is very apparent that the legal framework for Unmanned aircraft system Traffic Management (UTM) needs to be...

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Drone flying over field

Will local authorities become airspace planners?

Local authorities need to have a clear understanding of the legislation on drones and an enforceable policy in place...

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Letter to my MP regarding the...

Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL] 2019 (“the Drone Bill”) Download the letter here.

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Drone Registration – How safe is...

So you have now registered your drone and received your operator ID and/or your flyer ID; what has happened...

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Who Wins? Drone operators or Local...

1. This is a question that is increasingly being asked by operators, whereby institutions1 are coming into conflict with...

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Government’s Drone Resist Strategy is launched…...

The government finally published the UK’s counter-unmanned aircraft strategy.  Ultimately directed at dealing with drone issues that relate to:...

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Commercial and recreational drone use in...

This is a report published by the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee in October 2019. The government...

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