The ICAO NAM/CAR/SAM Civil/Military Cooperation Seminar/Workshop took place at the “Escuela Superior de Guerra Aerea” in Lima, Peru from 16 to 19 August 2011.
Category Archives: Regulatory Matters
European Commission Adopts Eurocontrol’s Surveillance Performance and Interoperability (SPI) and Aircraft Identification (ACID) Proposals
The European Commission is proceeding with the formal adoption process of the Surveillance Performance and Interoperability (SPI) and Aircraft Identification (ACID) rules after the Single European Sky Committee approved implementation last Thursday in Brussels.
What’s in a Name ?
25 years ago, they were called Remotely Piloted Vehicles or RPV’s. It was a step up from Drone which was the term used during the Viet Nam war and before. There were variations of course…
The Second European Commission UAS Panel Workshop
On 23 June 2011 the European Commission officially announced the creation of the EC UAS Panel at the Paris Air Show. The objective of the EC UAS Panel is to produce a policy document, describing the current global UAS situation and the key challenges facing UAS development and operation in Europe. The policy document should provide concrete recommendations to policy-makers on how obstacles can be removed so as to promote the development of the UAS market in Europe.
Kansas State University at Salina’s UAS Programme Gets FAA Airspace Authorisation
Kansas State University at Salina’s unmanned aircraft systems programme office has landed key authorisation from the Federal Aviation Administration that will benefit programme offerings and students.
Integrating UAS into NextGen Systems
MITRE released this video explaining what it is doing to help unmanned aircraft operate safely in the national airspace by integrating them into the FAA’s air traffic control system.
UK Moves Closer to Opening Airspace to UAS
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is scheduled to publish the first draft of regulatory proposals under Part 23 standards for sense-and-avoid systems and autonomous decision-making by UAS in civil airspace.
ICAO’s NAM/CAR/SAM Civil/Military Cooperation Seminar & Workshop – Lima, Peru
The ICAO NAM/CAR/SAM Civil/Military Cooperation Seminar/Workshop starts today at the premises of the ICAO SAM Regional Office in Lima, Peru and will continue up to 19 August 2011.