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 agency seeks to understand how they are used, and how their operators would like to receive information on drone-related issues.
Paves way for new registration and ID rules
The YaoYing II is an armed version of a drone that first flew in 2016.
The high-altitude maritime surveillance UAV will join Australia’s P-8s, while Germany mulls buying a SIGINT-dedicated version.
The RPA will fly to the UK for static display at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT).
But the Israeli company faces export competition from the British Watchkeeper development of the H450.
The service agreement will replace an existing one for smaller IAI Heron 1 UAVs.
Double-Digit Market Penetration Forecasted By The End of 2018
Flies In Public Airspace Without Chase Plane
Drones are expected to add $56 billion To the nation's economy by 2030.
