AUVSI unveiled a new study, which finds that the unmanned aircraft industry is poised to create more than 70,000 new American jobs in the first three years following the integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into U.S. national airspace system (NAS). Continue reading
Category Archives: Regulatory Matters
Australia Now Has 30 Certified UAS Operators
CASA chief John McCormick spoke recently about CASA’s perspective on the deployment of unmanned aircraft systems, although he preferred to refer to them as Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPAs). Continue reading
Integrating RPAS Into European Civil Airspace
In mid 2013, the European Commission’s European regulatory roadmap relative to the incremental integration of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) into the current European civil airspace environment will be published. Continue reading
US National Guard May Share UAS Surveillance with Law Enforcement Agencies
Data collected by the Army National Guard’s unmanned aircraft in American skies could be passed along to other government agencies, as long as it is “unintentionally and incidentally collected,” according to internal documents acquired last week.
Introduction to UAS for UK MPs
The UK House of Commons Library just published a note that provides an introduction to the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) by the UK Armed Forces, for Members of Parliament in support of their parliamentary duties. Continue reading
US Government Accountability Office UAS Report Published
Continued Coordination, Operational Data, and Performance Standards Needed to Guide Research and Development. Continue reading
UVS International Announces Board of Director Changes
At UVS International’s General Assembly, which took place at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels, Belgium on 12 February 2013, three new corporate member representatives were voted unanimously onto the association’s Board of Directors. Continue reading
Deadline Looming for Comments on JARUS CS-LURS
During the first JARUS consultation workshop on 6 December 2012, the comment period started for the set of airworthiness requirements for Light Unmanned Rotorcraft Systems, CS-LURS. Continue reading