Unmanned aircraft systems are a step closer to being more widely used in the United States as a result of legislation Congress passed on 15 Dec. (H.R. 1540), which calls for the creation of six UAS test sites around the country. Continue reading
Category Archives: Regulatory Matters
US Army Ends UAS Flights with Ground-Based Radar Only
The US Army has decided to shut down its first-ever effort to fly unmanned aircraft using just ground-based radar because the endeavor was taking up needed resources without providing enough benefits, according to an official leading the programme. Continue reading
NASA Advisory Council Aeronautics Committee Unmanned Aircraft Systems Subcommittee Meeting
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of the UAS Subcommittee of the Aeronautics Committee of the NASA Advisory Council. Continue reading
SAAB Sensis Air Traffic Management Helps NextGen in Florida
Saab Sensis Corporation, a US subsidiary of the defense and security company Saab, is helping to advance several NextGen concepts and technologies through its programme leadership and deployment of tools at the Florida NextGen Test Bed (FTB) in Daytona Beach, Florida. Continue reading
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority Reviews Rules on Civil UAS Operations
Australia’s CASA is launching a review of decade old rules governing civilian use of unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
New Mexico State University Psychology Professor Researches Guidelines for UAS Pilots
A New Mexico State University psychology professor is studying unmanned aircraft and the pilots who operate them in order to create guidelines for the Federal Aviation Administration and other agencies. Continue reading
FAA Center of Excellence for General Aviation Research
The Federal Aviation Administration is competitively establishing a new Center of Excellence for General Aviation Research in 2012. The FAA will begin the competitive process by hosting a Public Meeting on November 17-18, 2011 in the Atlantic City, NJ area. Continue reading
Italian UAS Community Initiative
On 13 October 2011 Aermatica organized the start-up meeting of the Italian Small Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Working group, at ARMAERO (General Directorate of Aeronautical Armaments, Italian Ministry of Defense) in Rome, Italy. Continue reading