The UAS programme at Kansas State University’s Polytechnic Campus is joining a research effort to assist the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Pathfinder programme, which involves
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
DARPA moves forward with counter-UAS MFP programme
To help speed development and facilitate interoperability of DARPA’s Mobile Force Protection (MFP) programme, DARPA has selected the U.S. Army’s Maneuver Aviation and Fires Integration Application
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RPAS CivOps 2018 to take place in Paris, January 2018
The next RPAS European Civil Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Operators and Operations Forum will be hosted by the Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile (DGAC), on
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Battelle and Dedrone combine to provide end-to-end C-UAS
Battelle and Dedrone have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which will explore ways to create an end-to-end solution to provide complete airspace security. More
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Russia “has deployed a C-UAS system to Syria”
Sputnik News reports Russia’s Head of the General Staff’s Office for the Development of UAVs, Major General Alexander Novikov, has said that Russia has deployed
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Global UTM Association to present at ICAO Drone Enable September meeting
The Global UTM Association has been selected to present a paper on drone operator registration at the ICAO Drone Enable Industry Symposium from 22 to 23
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ANSI to develop UTM standards for the National Airspace System
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has announced the launch of its Unmanned Aircraft Systems Standardization Collaborative (UASSC) with a kick-off meeting scheduled for September 28 in Washington,
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SPEXER 2000 3D radar “passes UAV detection tests”
Hendsoldt’s SPEXER 2000 3D radar has passed a series of demonstration tests aiming to detect UAVs of different sizes and flying at different speeds at
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Paraguay “seeks C-UAS to track UAVs, disrupt communications and return to point of departure”
The Paraguayan Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched a tender for a counter-UAS (C-CUAS) system, reports Jane’s. According to the reports the requirement has been
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SkyGuardian RPA progresses civil airspace integration operations
On 16 August General Atomics Aeronautical Systems flew a MQ-9B SkyGuardian™ Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) from Laguna Airfield at Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz., through National
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