Tag Archives: UAV

Euro defence ministers commit to RPAS

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Aimee Turner

The European Defence Agency has committed to the launch of a remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) programme and an associated roadmaps in order to address … More ››

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Command & Control

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Aimee Turner

AIN’s Ian Sheppard reports on a UK initiative to boost the insertion of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in to civilian airspace. Two UK airports announced … More ››

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BAE Systems explores SATCOM for UAVs

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Aimee Turner

The Ka band or ‘satellite super-highway’—a fast, uncongested and rarely used satellite network—has been opened up by a team of engineers to support UK unmanned … More ››

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Pushing The Limits

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Aimee Turner

The RPA – or remotely piloted aircraft – actually got its start as early as 1896, when aerodromes were used to test the capabilities of … More ››

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FAA releases UAS integration roadmap

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Aimee Turner

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released its first annual Roadmap outlining efforts needed to safely integrate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) … More ››

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Europe launches €4m drone demonstration programme

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Aimee Turner

The future integration of drones into European airspace is to be researched as part of a €4 million bid by the SESAR research programme. Nine … More ››

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NGC sponsors outback UAV challenge

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Aimee Turner

Northrop Grumman is sponsoring the 2013 and 2014 UAV Challenge – Outback Rescue, a competition in which students develop unmanned airborne vehicles (UAVs) that locate … More ››

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FAA opens Arctic to commercial small UAVs

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Aimee Turner

A research vessel plying the icy waters of the Chukchi Sea above the Arctic Circle seems an odd place for a Federal Aviation Administration employee. … More ››

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UK scores world first with civilian UAV centre

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Aimee Turner

Today saw the launch of the world’s first private facility for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) that will enable operations in UK civilian airspace from the … More ››

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NAVAIR tests GPS anti-jamming device

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Aimee Turner

Part of an initiative to protect GPS technologies on small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), the US Navy recently conducted tests to demonstrate how miniaturized GPS … More ››

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