NASA Flies A Large Drone Solo In Public Airspace Drones by Editorial Staff - 06/13/201806/15/2018 NASA has flown a large, remotely piloted aircraft equipped with detect-and-avoid technologies through the national airspace system for the first time without a safety chase plane following it. NASA says Tuesday’s flight over California moves the U.S. closer to normalizing unmanned aircraft operations in airspace used
FAA Expands Drone Detection Pathfinder Initiative Drones by Editorial Staff - 05/10/201605/10/2016 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expanding the part of its Pathfinder Program that focuses on detecting and identifying unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) flying too close to airports. Today the FAA signed Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRDAs) with Gryphon Sensors, Liteye Systems Inc. and Sensofusion.
Unmanned Ground And Aerial Vehicles Join Forces To Keep Troops Safe Drones Military by Chris Clarke - 01/21/201601/21/2016 Flying drones and driving drones can now collaborate in combined ground and air cooperative missions. An optionally piloted UH-60MU Black Hawk and a self-guided all terrain vehicle create the ultimate unmanned duo, keeping the soft tissue life forms out of harm’s way. Carnegie Mellon University and
The FAA Will Charge You $5 For Mandatory Drone Registration Drones by Chris Clarke - 12/14/201512/14/2015 The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced a streamlined and user-friendly web-based drone registration process for owners of small unmanned aircraft (UAS) weighing more than 0.55 pounds and less than 55 pounds including payloads such as on-board cameras. The Registration Task Force delivered recommendations
Lockheed Martin Conducts Collaborative Unmanned Systems Demonstration Drones by Chris Clarke - 12/09/201512/09/2015 Lockheed Martin demonstrated its ability to integrate unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations into the National Airspace System (NAS) using its prototype UAS Traffic Management (UTM) capabilities. During the demonstration on Nov. 18, the Stalker XE UAS provided data and a precise geolocation to the unmanned
The U.S. Government Is Serious About Illegal Drone Activity Drones by Chris Clarke - 10/06/201509/16/2016 The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the largest civil penalty the FAA has proposed against a UAS operator for endangering the safety of our airspace. The FAA proposes a $1.9 million civil penalty against SkyPan International, Inc. of Chicago. Between March 21, 2012, and Dec.
You Can Now File A Flight Plan For Your Drone Operations To Alert Nearby Pilots Drones by Chris Clarke - 08/25/201509/19/2015 With the proliferation of cheap and simple recreation unmanned aerial systems (drones), more and more operators are wandering into the flight path of real airplanes. Pilots reporting close encounters with drones are soaring and the FAA is getting worried, but now you can help. Lockheed Martin,