In mid 2013, the European Commission’s European regulatory roadmap relative to the incremental integration of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) into the current European civil airspace environment will be published. Continue reading
Boeing Phantom Eye Completes 2nd Flight
Boeing‘s liquid hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye unmanned aircraft system completed its second flight Feb. 25, demonstrating capabilities that will allow it to perform intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions for up to four days without refuelling. Continue reading
US National Guard May Share UAS Surveillance with Law Enforcement Agencies
Data collected by the Army National Guard’s unmanned aircraft in American skies could be passed along to other government agencies, as long as it is “unintentionally and incidentally collected,” according to internal documents acquired last week.
Flash Lidar Could Help UAS Refuel
Autonomous aerial refueling (AAR) is an important capability for an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to have, enabling it’s flying range and endurance to be increased without increasing its size.
U.K. Still Seeks Cutting-Edge Naval UAS
Great Britain has reopened a competition to urgently acquire an unmanned aerial surveillance system for Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessels because the contenders failed to meet Ministry of Defence requirements. Continue reading
Engineers Present Unmanned Aircraft Sense-And-Avoid Flight Test Results at Avionics Europe Forum
It is not easier to certify avionics on unmanned aircraft systems than on manned aircraft, affirms Dr. Emanuel Braemer, Head of Technology, Aerosystems Division, ESG Elektroniksystem-und Logistik-GmbH in Germany. Continue reading
Quadrocopters Throw and Catch Pole
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Researchers at ETH Zürich’s Flying Machine Arena, an engineering, science, technology, mathematics and management university, have shown two quadrocopters throwing and catching a stick with each other. Continue reading
