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The 558th Flying Training Squadron ramped up efforts to double the remotely-piloted aircraft pilot ranks with the start of its first 24-person class Jan. 11 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. The larger class sizes are part of on-going initiative announced by the Air Force in 2015 to increase the number
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The US Army is working toward a universal control interface for unmanned aircraft systems, or UAS, that will help operators pilot more than one type. "Probably one of the biggest and most impacting changes that we're looking forward to in our strategy is that of a universal
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L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) has announced that it has been awarded a contract option from the U.S. Air Force to build 34 new Predator Mission Aircrew Training System (PMATS) simulators. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Air Force’s Life Cycle Management Center at
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District teamed with officials and contractors at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, to break ground for the MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System facility construction project Jan. 12. The contract calls for the construction of a 52,000 square foot
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The Aerodrome and its partner, the City of Boulder City, NV, announced today the world’s first commercial droneport and teaching facility in Boulder City, NV. A droneport is a facility tailored specifically to Unmanned Air Systems (UAS). Unlike other planned droneport projects previously announced, The Aerodrome’s Eldorado Droneport
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UK drone retailer Heliguy has announced that it has obtained National Qualified Entity Status (NQE) from the Civil Aviation Authority. An NQE entitles the company to train and examine drone pilots who want to become commercial operators and to use their aircraft for business purposes. The company will provide ground
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Key concepts related to unmanned aerospace systems (UAS) / recreational drones will be covered during a free online course being offered by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Worldwide in January. The massive open online course (MOOC), “Unmanned Aerospace Systems (UAS) - Key Concepts for New Users,” runs from Jan. 11 to 24. Registration
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced that construction has commenced on its new, five-and-a-half acre RPA training facility at Grand Sky Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) business and aviation park in Grand Forks, North Dakota. “Today’s groundbreaking of our new state-of-the-art training facility continues to elevate GA-ASI’s partnership with
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K-State Salina’s unmanned aircraft systems program is getting a significant addition with the recent completion of one of the largest enclosed unmanned flight facilities in the nation. Built in only three weeks during September, the UAS Pavilion measures 300-feet-long by 200-feet-wide and is 50-feet-tall. It will enable both staff
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Tintri Inc., a producer of VM-aware storage (VAS) for virtualization and cloud environments, today announced that the U.S. Army Joint Systems Integration Lab (JSIL) is increasing user satisfaction and improving performance by using Tintri's VM-aware storage to manage all virtualized workloads in its unmanned aircraft training systems
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The U.S. Air Force has delayed until possibly next year a decision on whether to let enlisted airmen fly RPAS. A decision on the matter was expected in November, but will probably be pushed back until January, officials said last week at the Air and Space Conference near Washington,
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has confirmed plans to open a RPA Training Academy in Grand Forks, North Dakota. GA-ASI has signed a 10-year lease and is expecting to break ground soon. GA-ASI flight crew training will commence early next year and the company expects to welcome its first Foreign