Regulations
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the operation of small unmanned aircraft systems in the National Airspace System. The FAA is proposing to amend its regulations to adopt specific rules to allow the operation of small unmanned aircraft systems in
French authorities Tuesday were trying to hunt down the pilots of drones that were spotted flying over Paris landmarks and high-security buildings including the U.S. embassy. The small, remotely-controlled flying objects were seen overnight Monday to Tuesday over the U.S. embassy and nearby Interior Ministry, as
Business
The State Department notified the House and Senate foreign relations committees on Feb. 6 that it is prepared to license the export of eight Predators and associated equipment, such as electro-optical and infrared sensors, valued at $220 million, according to two U.S. officials with knowledge of the letter
Testing
Using a fleet of readily available consumer drones, AdNear – a Singapore-based location-marketing firm – is able to determine a cell phone’s location as well as its movement by collecting signal strength and other wireless data from passersby below. With this data in hand, AdNear could then deliver hyper-
Events
Queensland University of Technology and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national science agency, have announced their next international unmanned aircraft challenge, UAV Challenge Medical Express 2016. Announcing UAV Challenge Medical Express 2016 at an unmanned systems conference associated with the Avalon Airshow, event co-ordinator
Testing
Battelle, a technology research and development organisation, has successfully performed a wind tunnel test on its new in-flight ice protection system for unmanned aerial vehicles, and ultimately other aircraft. Battelle’s HeatCoat technology was integrated with representative wing and engine inlet test articles, and then placed into a leading
Commercial
Ivan Gayton with Doctors Without Borders in London has created a low-cost drone which he says says will help map parts of Africa where infrastructure is poor — one of many new ways drone technology is being used in Africa. It will allow aid charities working in Africa to respond
Regulations
The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said on Sunday that it is currently drafting the regulations and criteria for using drones in UAE skies. Authorities are also drafting regulations parallel to those implemented by GCAA to control the import and distribution of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on the local market.
Testing
The TEMPAERIS consortium has demonstrated the capability to integrate a remote controlled aircraft into civilian air traffic. This evaluation was performed around Bordeaux-Merignac airport, between February 2-6 as part of SESAR RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft System) demonstration projects. The TEMPAERIS consortium is led by DSNA, the French ANSP,
Military
An U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system flew in for display at the Australian International Air Show at Avalon Airport, Australia, on Feb. 21. This is the first time the aircraft has flown in for display at an international air show and the first time
Business
The Russian Kalashnikov Concern decided to create a joint venture producing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), the company’s CEO Alexey Krivoruchko said Sunday at International Defence Exhibition IDEX 2015 in Abu Dhabi.“We made a decision to purchase a share and to create a joint venture to produce reconnaissance unmanned
Events
Reflecting the growing importance of unmanned and autonomous systems in the defence and security sector, IDEX welcomes a new addition in the form of the Unmanned Systems Exhibition and Conference. Having grown out of dedicated unmanned technology zones at previous IDEX shows, UMEX is now an exhibition in its own