As part of a new defence agreement, the Danish Defence will establish cooperation with the UAS Denmark. With it, the development of Denmark’s drone competences across sectors will be strengthened benefiting both parties. Continue reading
Category Archives: Test Ranges
General Atomics Conducts First Flight Test from New Training Center
On August 30th, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) flew its first test flight out of its new Flight Test and Training Center (FTTC) facility in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The GA-ASI Block 5 Predator B/MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) flew a round-trip of approximately 1,075 nautical miles. Continue reading
Airbus Flight Tests Jet-Powered Sagitta in South Africa
Airbus Defence and Space has successfully tested a new type of aircraft that will aid the development of future unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for series production. The unmanned jet-propelled demonstrator with the project name SAGITTA flew completely autonomously for around seven minutes over Denel’s Overberg Test Range (OTR) in South Africa, on a pre-programmed course. Continue reading
Transport Canada Approves Drone Test Range in Alma
Transport Canada is committed to enhancing the safety and security of Canadians while fostering innovation as it continues to explore the use of unmanned aircraft systems, commonly known as drones, to fulfil its mandate. Continue reading
NASA’s TCL2 UAS/UTM BVLOS Tests Successful at Reno
Carbon Autonomous Systems of Reno, NV in conjunction with their partner SmartPlanes of Skellefteå, Sweden, successfully took part in the planning, coordination and flying in the most recent TCL2 NASA / NIAS UAS/UTM exercises conducted at the Reno Stead airport UAS Test Range portion of the Nevada FAA UAS statewide test complex. Continue reading
Delair-Tech to Perform Test Flights in Nevada
Delair America Inc, a Delair-Tech company, has announced that the company has reached an agreement with the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS USA) to perform a series of test flights at the Nevada Test Site in Reno by the end of May 2017. Continue reading
Groundbreaking Arctic UAS Tests at Pendleton
Prior to its scheduled launch in 2018, the ArcticShark—a groundbreaking new unmanned aerial system designed to collect the world’s most sophisticated atmospheric data in the Arctic—will undergo flight testing at Pendleton UAS Test Range. Continue reading
Northern Plains Gets First in the Nation COA for Beyond-Line-of-Sight Operability
Senator John Hoeven has announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved a certificate of authorization (COA) for the Northern Plains UAS Test Site to oversee unmanned aircraft operations that go beyond the line of sight of the operator. Continue reading