Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
News and issues relating to civil and military unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) of all kinds and sizes, including those used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), combat (unmanned combat air vehicles, or UCAVs), law enforcement, research and other applications. Of particular focus is the FAA's planned integration of UAS into the U.S. national airspace system.
High-altitude Hawk30 aircraft is designed to provide global connectivity.
Daedalean says the Magpie vision-based guidance system will support development of its Artificial Intelligence-based autopilot.
Having successfully fielded the Orion, including an operational debut over Syria, KT is now working on a larger vehicle in the HALE class
The UAS traffic management pilot program has shown that unmanned and manned aircraft can coexist at low altitudes without ATC
While majoring on Russian hardware, the MAKS show gave a chance for overseas exhibitors to debut new products
More than 150 new aircraft, most of them electrically-powered and many of them to be flown autonomously, are vying to radically reshape aviation's future.
Stratodynamics plans to drop its HIdron glider from 114,000 feet soon
The forthcoming acquisition of Aeronautics Ltd brings with it a portfolio of unmanned air platforms, including aerostats
The Canadian regulator alleges the pilot committed 11 violations during two events tied to the Toronto Raptors winning the NBA championship.
"Worst case impacts are very difficult to achieve" say researchers.