Germany-based PLATH and Czech Republic-based company Primoco UAV have demonstrated a successful Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flight at Ingolstadt-Manching
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Category: Civil/military integration
SESAR INVIRCAT research publishes strategies on IFR RPAS operations in the TMA
The SESAR INVIRCAT research project has published a report on Strategies on IFR Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS) Operations in the Terminal Manoeuvring Area (TMA). It presents alternatives
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UK-US partnership to work closer together on space regulatory processes
UK Transport Secretary Grant Schapps and US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg have signed a landmark declaration on space regulation that will allow the UK Civil Aviation
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SESAR INVIRCAT RPAS industrial research meets 14 out of 18 success criteria
SESAR has published results from the INVIRCAT Exploratory Research (IR) co-funded research project to address the control of remotely piloted aerial vehicles (RPAS) in the
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Expodonica educational theatre at World ATM Congress to host NATO-EU talks on RPAS in civil-military context
The industry event organised by World ATM Congress, co-located with Expodronica in Madrid 21-23 June 2022 will feature talks by NATO and the European Union
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French defence agency awards consortium led by Thales and CS Group EUR33m counter drone contract
The French defence procurement agency DGA has selected a consortium led by Thales and CS GROUP to develop and deliver the PARADE (programme de protection deployable
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“The real industry bottleneck is fear of a mid-air collision” – ICAO Drone Enable 2022
By Jenny Beechener Five speakers agreed on the need for a layered safety case approach to low altitude drone separation at the ICAO Drone Enable
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US Navy conducts maritime remote ID experiments with Pierce Aerospace during Thunderstorm 2021 event
The US Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock has signed a three-year cooperative research development agreement (CRADA) with Pierce Aerospace. The initiative represents the first maritime
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US legislation proposes DoD review UAS categories and examine impact on integration into national airspace
A bill introduced to the US House of Representatives proposes changes in the official categorizing of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The Unmanned Aircraft Systems Review
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SESAR project tests concept for the safe integration of remotely-piloted aircraft systems around airports
The SESAR Joint Undertaking INVIRCAT research project is investigating the integration of a specific category of unmanned vehicles, known as remotely-piloted aircraft systems using instrument
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