On the second day of UVS International’s RPAS 2012 Conference in Paris on June 5 – 7, Claude Mas, of the Direction Générale de l’aviation civile (DGAC) (National Aviation Authority), France, will present a paper on the new “French Regulatory Situation for Civil RPAS”. Continue reading
Denmark Issues Tender for Mini UAS
Denmark has issued a tender for the selection of a mini unmanned air system, with the nation’s defence ministry seeking responses only from bidders with systems in operational service. Continue reading
US Plans to Arm Italy’s Reaper Fleet
The Obama administration plans to arm Italy’s fleet of Reaper unmanned aircraft, a move that could open the door for sales of advanced hunter-killer UAS technology to other allies, according to lawmakers and others familiar with the matter. Continue reading
Sky-Futures Adds Gatewing X-100 to UAS Managed Service Portfolio
Sky-Futures has acquired the Gatewing X-100 as the new UAS to its managed service fleet, and will now also be providing mapping and surveying services. Continue reading
Textron Defense Systems Demos BattleHawk Squad-Level Loitering Munition
Textron Defense Systems announced that its BattleHawk Squad-Level Loitering Munition completed a successful demonstration for the U.S. Army’s Rapid Equipping Force at the Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center in Socorro, N.M. Continue reading
EUROCAE WG 93 on Light RPAS – Kick-Off Meeting
On 23 & 24 May 2012, the kick-off meeting of the new EUROCAE Working Group 93 on Light RPAS took place at EUROCONTROL headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting was attended by 56 regulatory and industry representatives, as well as representative from the European Commission Directorate General Enterprise & Industry. Continue reading
RPAS 2012 – Nano RPAS: A New Reality
On the first day of UVS International’s RPAS 2012 Conference in Paris on June 5 – 7, Dag Paulsen, of ProxDynamics, Norway will present his paper entitled “Nano RPAS: A New Reality”. Continue reading
Heron TP Still Grounded as Israel Investigates Crash
A disagreement between Israel Aerospace Industries and the Israeli Air Force over the cause of a Heron TP (“Eitan”) unmanned aircraft crash on 29 January has resulted in the type remaining grounded.