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UAE space economy grows 27.1% to $1.5 billion
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Friday, November 16th, 2018

Announcing the Programmable Tello EDU Drone, Now Available at Apple and DJI

SHENZHEN, China - Ryze Tech, creator of the Tello mini drone, is launching Tello EDU, a programmable unit that expands the educational opportunities with support for additional programming languages and drone swarms. Tello EDU is now available...

Friday, November 16th, 2018

Tunisia To Host Second China-Arab Forum On BeiDou GNSS Use

Tunisia will host the second forum on Chinese and Arab country cooperation on the use and adoption of the Chinese global navigation satellite system (GNSS), named BeiDou, in the first half of 2019. Read More at SpaceWatch

Friday, November 16th, 2018

Mauritius: Workshop to Empower Participants On the Use of Geospatial Techniques

A capacity-building workshop on Geographical Information System (GIS), specifically on geospatial technique to assess land use, land use change and forestry under the Republic of Mauritius's Biennial Update Report opened, yesterday, at the Gold Crest Hotel in...

Friday, November 16th, 2018

ISRO’s GSAT-29 satellite launch on 14 Nov in the clouds after Cyclone Gaja warnings

As Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) moves the communications satellite GSAT-29 and its heavy-lift rocket, the GSLV-MkIII to the launchpad, looming Cyclone Gaja’s landfall on 15 November have clouded its launch plans in uncertainty. Read More at First Post

Friday, November 16th, 2018

China to launch first Hongyan LEO communications constellation satellite soon

China will launch the first of around 320 satellites for a planned low Earth orbit communications constellation before the end of the year, the country's main space contractor has stated. Read More at GB Times

Friday, November 16th, 2018

Russia Jammed GPS Signals During NATO Military Exercise Involving US Troops

The Russian military jammed GPS signals during a major NATO military exercise in Norway  between October 16 and November 7, according to multiple published reports this week. The military exercise involved thousands of U.S. and NATO troops,...

Friday, November 16th, 2018

Morocco to Launch Mohammed VI-B Satellite

Morocco will on November 21 launch the Mohammed VI-B earth observation satellite from the Kourou Space Centre launchsteo in French Guiana, the Ariane Space Group announced on Tuesday.A part of the space programme decided by King Mohammed...

Friday, November 16th, 2018

China Focus: China to enhance space science, technology sharing in Asia-Pacific

BEIJING - China is planning to promote the sharing of satellite data with member states of the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO) to help with urban planning, disaster monitoring and assessment, as well as agriculture and forest...

Friday, November 16th, 2018

TomTom Telematics Named Europe’s Largest Provider of Fleet Management Solutions for Fourth Year Running

AMSTERDAM- Market analyst firm, Berg Insight, has recognized TomTom Telematics as the largest provider of fleet management solutions in Europe for the fourth successive year. The 13th edition of Berg Insight’s Fleet Management in Europe report estimates...

Friday, November 16th, 2018

Hyundai Motor Partners with Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Startup ‘Top Flight’ to Take Future Mobility to New Heights

SEOUL, South Korea - Hyundai Motor Company ("Hyundai") today announced a strategic partnership with Top Flight Technologies, Inc. ("Top Flight"), a leading startup in hybrid-electric unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technologies, as part of its broader effort to...