Students from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi got a firsthand look at UAS technology this past week as part of a research and training exercise that could lead to Texas becoming a federally designated test range for the technology. Continue reading
Category Archives: Training
AAI Buys MetaVR VRSG Licenses for US Army UAS Simulation Training
MetaVR, Inc. has announced that AAI Corp. recently purchased 176 MetaVR Virtual Reality Scene Generator (VRSG) licenses to be delivered over 28 months. Continue reading
Congress Tells US Air Force to Study Unmanned Aircraft Pilots Rates of Promotion
The 2013 National Defense Authorization Act requires the US Air Force to tell Congress why unmanned aircraft pilots get promoted less often than pilots of manned aircraft and what the Air Force can do to fix the problem. Continue reading
Sinclair Community College to Offer UAS Overview and Law Classe
Sinclair Community College Workforce Development, in cooperation with Riverside Research, will present two, one-day courses – (1) Introduction to Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and (2) UAS and the Law – through its UAS Training & Certification Center on Sinclair’s downtown Dayton campus. Continue reading
RAF Creates NewClass of RPAS Pilots
Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton, the Chief of the Air Staff, has announced that the RAF is creating a new class of pilots within its Flying Branch for personnel who control unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
FAA Grants COA to Georgia Center of Innovation for Aerospace
The Federal Aviation Administration has given the go-ahead for unmanned aircraft to begin more test flights over Central Georgia. Continue reading
First Customer for Northrop Grumman UAS Training System
Northrop Grumman announced that it has signed up the first customer for its Sandstorm/Longshot training system for unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
SDS Delivers Reaper UAS Mission Training Device to the Air National Guard
SDS International (SDS) recently delivered a ROVATTS-based Reaper MQ-9 Mission Training Device (MTD) to the Air National Guard (ANG) Distributed Training Operations Center (DTOC), that incorporates the latest upgrades being delivered to other ANG Reaper MTD users.