House lawmakers recently chastised the US Department of Homeland Security for failing to take charge of security aspects related to the integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into civilian airspace. Continue reading
Category Archives: Regulatory Matters
US Air Force Testing Lasers Above North Dakota
Gizmodo claims that one of the reasons that the FAA is closing down a large area around Devil’s Lake, North Dakota is to test UAS lasers. Continue reading
Electronic Frontier Foundation Publishes Thousands of Pages of FAA UAS Records
The EFF recently received new information about unmanned aircraft flights in the United States, including extensive details about the specific models some entities are flying, where they fly, how frequently they fly, and how long they stay in the air. Continue reading
ULTRA Consortium Kick-Off Meeting
On 27 June 2012, the kick-off meeting of the ULTRA (Unmanned Aerial Systems in European Airspace) Consortium took place at the premises of Indra in San Fernando, Madrid, Spain. Continue reading
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Voices Concerns Over New UAS Airspace Rules
Swaths of restricted airspace will take effect in the area of Devils Lake, N.D., July 26—but pilots won’t see a hint of them on current sectional charts. Continue reading
US Trade Association Publishes UAS Operational Guidelines
American industry association, the AUVSI published the “Unmanned Aircraft System Operations Industry Code of Conduct a set of guidelines to provide AUVSI members – and those who design, test and operate UAS for public and civil use – with recommendations for their safe, non-intrusive operation. Continue reading
US Army Demonstrates Ground Based Sense and Avoid System
The US Army successfully validated the technology and capabilities of the Ground Based Sense and Avoid (GBSAA) System that will bring the Army one step closer to flying unmanned aircraft systems into national airspace.
ICAO Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) Symposium
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) invites its Member States, industrial partners, research and development organizations, sponsors and exhibitors to the Performance-based Navigation (PBN) Symposium to be held in Montréal from 16 to 19 October 2012. Continue reading