The University of Nevada, Reno has launched Nevada Autonomous, a new program to manage and enhance Nevada’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Test Site activities. The UAS Test Site service was created following Nevada’s designation by the Federal Aviation Administration as one of seven states to serve as a center for the development and testing of unmanned autonomous vehicles and systems.
Category Archives: Test Ranges
Norwegian Nordic Unmanned Checks into UAS Denmark Test Center
Norwegian Nordic Unmanned has checked into the UAS Denmark Test Center for drones at Hans Christian Andersen Airport, where the listed drone manufacturer will now have a permanent address via a Danish subsidiary. According to Nordic Ummanned, the Funen Airport offers some completely unique facilities. Continue reading
NUAIR & NYUASTS Unlock 35 Miles of BVLOS Airspace
NUAIR and the New York UAS Test Site have received authority from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly referred to as drones, beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) across 35 miles of airspace within New York’s 50-mile Drone Corridor. Continue reading
New Abu Dhabi Facility Tests Drone Swarms in Urban Areas
The Technology Innovation Institute, the applied research pillar of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council, has opened a motion-capture testing ground to conduct real-world scenarios with drones in an augmented reality or mixed reality environment. Continue reading
China’s First Professional UAS Test Site Enters Service
China’s first professional test base for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) has been put into service in Jingbian County, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. The Jingbian General Aviation Airport is also known as ASN UAS flight test site. Continue reading
Nevada National Security Site – the ‘Ultimate Playground’ for Drone Tests
This video appeared on the official YouTube channel of the Department of Energy’s Nevada National Security Site, or NNSS, highlighting the unique counter-unmanned aerial systems, C-UAS, research being conducted in the remote Nevada desert inside highly secure airspace. Continue reading
NUAIR Tests Drone Parachute Recovery System
NUAIR recently put the Aerial Vehicle Safety Solutions Inc. (AVSS) drone parachute recovery system through rigorous safety and failure scenarios over multiple days at the New York UAS Test Site in Rome, New York. Continue reading
NUAIR Integrates AURA Network Systems
The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR) and AURA Network Systems (AURA) announced a collaboration to install infrastructure throughout New York’s 50-mile unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) corridor, utilizing AURA’s secure command-and-control (C2) communication links that provide voice, data, and navigation capabilities for the aviation industry. Continue reading