After two years of persistent work around the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) industry, the Sierra Vista Economic Development Foundation (SVEDF) is experiencing the payoff for their unwavering efforts. On January 15th, they announced the launch of their Cochise County unmanned aircraft systems testing and training facility dubbed Four Pillars.
Category Archives: Test Ranges
Cornwall and Wales Create UK National Aeronautical Centre for UAS Test Flights
A partnership between West Wales Airport in Blaenannerch and Newquay airport in Cornwall has launched the first private facility for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).
New UAS Tech Centre to be Built Near Barcelona
CATUAV has started this week the construction of a tech centre for UAS, robotics and remote sensing civil projects. The CATUAV Tech Center (CTC) will be open to any company, research center, university or individual interested on using its UAS airfield and facilities in order to develop, test and/or certify UAS technology. Continue reading
QinetiQ Invests in ParcAberporth UAS Test Range Expansion
QinetiQ and Llanbedr Airfield Estates (LAE) have signed an agreement to further develop the Wales Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Environment, incorporating Llanbedr Airfield in North West Wales as an operating centre which further enhances the UK’s reputation in facility and capability provision for UAS operations. Continue reading
Spain to Open UAs Test Centre by Year End
A new unmanned air system (UAS) testing centre with its own reserved airspace for remotely-piloted technology, the first of its kind in Spain, is expected to be operating by the end of this year. Continue reading
Oklahoma Training Center for Unmanned Systems Demonstrates Precision Guided Mortar Technology
Marking a key milestone in military technology, experts at the Oklahoma Training Center for Unmanned Systems (OTC-US) facilitated a successful demonstration of newly designed precision-guided mortar rounds, dropped from one of the centre’s small unmanned aircraft onto a target almost 1.5 miles below. Continue reading
FAA On Track for UAS Pilot Site Selection by Year End
Senator John Hoeven said that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is on track to select six unmanned aerial system (UAS) pilot sites by the end of the year to integrate remotely piloted aircraft into the National Airspace. Continue reading
US Air Force Testing Lasers Above North Dakota
Gizmodo claims that one of the reasons that the FAA is closing down a large area around Devil’s Lake, North Dakota is to test UAS lasers. Continue reading