The UK Military Aviation Authority has issued a Regulatory Notice to seek input from the ‘Regulated Community’ to support further rule-making on RPAS. Continue reading
Category Archives: Regulatory Matters
Call for FAA to Act on Rules for Small UAS
It is rare that industries come to Washington begging for more regulation. But that is how we in the unmanned systems business find ourselves with respect to small unmanned aerial systems (SUAS). A notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) has been on the shelf for years. We need to move forward before a serious accident occurs.
Civilian UAS in France Get Organised
French players in the sector recently held their first general meeting. More than 350 companies have joined this growing niche. The first General Assembly of the young Professional Federation of civilian UAS (FPDC) was standing room only on Monday of last week, at the Aéroclub de France. Continue reading
MTSI Expands UAS Services into the Commercial UAS Marketplace
Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI), a systems engineering provider in the Government Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) domain, has announced the expansion of its UAS services into the Commercial UAS marketplace. Continue reading
Brican Flight Systems Partners with National Research Council of Canada on Civilian UAS Programme
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) announced that it will partner with Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) maker, Brican Flight Systems. Continue reading
JARUS Publishes Certification Specification for Light Unmanned Rotorcraft Systems
JARUS has just announced the release of its first official publication – Certification Specification for Light Unmanned Rotorcraft Systems (CS-LURS). This publication marks the first set of civil certification requirements for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) and is a major step towards the integration of RPAS in civil airspace. Continue reading
SESAR Announces €4M Funding for 9 RPAS Demonstration Projects
Spread of RPAS Demonstration Projects by Location
The SESAR Joint Undertaking has just announced the demonstration projects selected for funding as a result of a call launched in February 2013 for proposals in order to select and co-finance a series of projects offering SESAR integrated RPAS demonstration activities. Continue reading
Queensland University of Technology to Research Integration of UAS into Civil airspace
The Australian Research Centre for Aerospace Automation (ARCAA), lead by Queensland University of Technology, has been commissioned by Thales, Australia’s leading provider of Air Traffic Management (ATM) systems, to advance Australian research into the implications for air traffic management of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in non-segregated civil airspace. Continue reading