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 announced its highly anticipated and long-overdue notice of proposed rulemaking for commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems.
The UAS zone will provide a venue for exhibitors to do live demonstrations of their products in a 12m-by-12m netted pavilion.
Raytheon acquired Sensitel, manufacturer of the Silver Fox, Manta and Coyote small unmanned aircraft systems.
Authorities suspended operations at Dubai International Airport for nearly an hour when recreational users flew drones in the terminal airspace.
Aurora Flight Sciences said its Orion unmanned aircraft system flew for 80 hours during a flight in December.
Raphael Pirker settled with the FAA on the first civil fine the agency levied for alleged unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft.
Japan will join South Korea as an operator of the RQ-4 Global Hawk in the Asia Pacific region.
The U.S. Air Force is taking steps to relieve “strain” on its remotely piloted aircraft pilots
The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper and variants of the Northrop Grumman Global Hawk recently achieved flight-time milestones.
The FAA has granted 14 total exemptions; 214 petitions have been filed with the agency.
