{"id":46800,"date":"2025-07-08T15:19:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T15:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/industries\/smart-mobility\/?p=46800"},"modified":"2025-07-08T15:22:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T15:22:33","slug":"uk-caa-awards-airspace-modernization-support-fund-to-advance-shared-airspace-drone-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/industries\/smart-mobility\/news\/uk-caa-awards-airspace-modernization-support-fund-to-advance-shared-airspace-drone-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"UK CAA awards airspace modernization support fund to advance shared airspace drone operations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has awarded a grant from the Airspace Modernisation Support Fund (ASF) to a consortium led by ANRA Technologies UK Ltd, with partners Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS), Manna Drone Delivery, and Wing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project will deliver the U.K.\u2019s first operational demonstration of multi-UTM service provider support for overlapping beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations in shared airspace, directly supporting the U.K.\u2019s Airspace Modernisation Strategy (AMS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/verticalmag-com.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/verticalmag.com\/press-releases\/uk-caa-awards-airspace-modernization-support-fund-to-advance-shared-airspace-drone-operations\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has awarded a grant from the Airspace Modernisation Support Fund (ASF) to a consortium led by ANRA Technologies UK Ltd, with partners Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS), Manna Drone Delivery, and Wing. 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