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.
The FAA has issued new special security instructions regarding UAS operations near U.S. Navy assets.
Recreational drones will be allowed to fly in controlled airspace at fixed sites.
A summer-long drone airspace demonstration project is beginning in Finland and Estonia
Addressing threats will require a multipronged approach.
Lilium hopes to have its electric jet air taxi in commercial service by 2025.
SafeDrone's HUMS system for drones aimed at cutting maintenance and increasing safety.
Skyguide and Airmap partnering on project to provide automated airspace authorizations for UAS in Switzerland
Swiss Air Rega has developed a specialized search-and-rescue drone that can scan autonomously and fly beyond visual line of sight
Industry expert calls for improvement of micro weather data and analytics
A NASA official says that urban air mobility's impact will be larger than man's return to the moon.
