As interest in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles rises rapidly in Europe, Mike Lissone, RPAS ATM integration programme manager for Eurocontrol, noted that attendees and presenters at the workshop looked to focus on technical and regulatory issues, such as sense and avoid, that need to be tackled just as rapidly. Lissone told Avionics Magazine that he likes to draw attention to some of the elements of future RPAS integration that will “come around the corner to haunt us.”
Triton First Pax River Flight
The MQ-4C Triton takes off from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., April 16, to conduct its first test flight from the naval base.
Israeli Air Force Automates Takeoff and Landing
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has completed some phases of a process that will lead to implementing automatic takeoff and landing in its Heron-1 and Hermes-900 unmanned air systems. Continue reading
Hypersonic X-51 WaveRider Successor Ready by 2023
Scientists with the US Air Force Research Laboratory and the Pentagon’s research arm are working to build a new hypersonic air vehicle that can travel at speeds up to Mach 5 while carrying guidance systems and other materials. Air Force Chief Scientist Mica Endsley said the service wants to build upon the successful hypersonic test flight of the X-51 Waverider 60,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean in May of 2013.
America Is Building a Fake City to Test Drones
Out in the middle of a desert a company is building something that at first glance seems utterly pointless: A fake city. Capable of holding an entirely imaginary population of 35,000 people this city will have an industrial sector, a suburban centre and even a park. Continue reading
Florida Power Co Gets sUAS for Storm Damage Surveillance
Florida Power & Light Co. joined the ranks of private companies looking into how drone technology could improve their services this year. Iliana Rentz, FPL’s emergency preparation program manager, holds a Small Unmanned Aerial System.
Southampton University Joins ASSURE
The University of Southampton has been selected as the sole UK partner to help operate the new National Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (COE UAS) in the United States.
US Air Force Special Ops Activates RPA Launch Unit
After its brief tenure as a squadron detachment here, the 12th Special Operations Squadron officially stood up to continue their mission of launch and recovery of remotely piloted aircraft during an official activation ceremony last Thursday.