Aerospace manufacturer Airbus has introduced a specialised training program for drone pilots in India, aimed at operators of micro and small category drones.
Category Archives: Training
US Navy Air Vehicle Pilots Earn Wings of Gold
The first four air vehicle pilots (AVP) completed flight training and earned their “Wings of Gold,” during a ceremony aboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, May 25. Continue reading
SkySafe Launches Drone Forensics Certification Course
SkySafe, an airspace security and drone defense technology company, announced that it has launched a new certification course for drone forensics. The course will provide in-depth training on Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) forensic analysis. Continue reading
Army Guardsman Wins CENTCOM Innovation Contest with C-UAS Software
Massachusetts Army National Guard Sgt. Mickey Reeve won the U.S. Central Command’s Innovation Oasis contest this fall for his counter-unmanned aerial system training software. Continue reading
UAS REMOTE CREW TRAINING
EU Harmonization: An Urgent Necessity
The Current Situation
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) embody the technological progress made in several key technology areas (i.a. IT, electronics, telecommunications, artificial intelligence) and the constantly growing number of potential applications hold the promise of supplying substantial societal benefits. Continue reading
Polish Bayraktar TB2 Drone Pilots Complete Training
A number of pilots of the Polish Army’s Bayraktar TB2 drone have completed training to operate this armed UAV made by the Turkish company Baykar Technologies. Continue reading
West Point Cadets Get CLDT Drone Training
Improving data collection and communication methods on the battlefield is an ever-evolving process at the West Point U.S. Military Academy. Because of this, professors in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science lent their robotics expertise to cadets to expand their training in battlefield tactics through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) during Cadet Leadership Development Training from July 26-28. Continue reading
Tackling Issues Related to Remote Pilot Training, Qualification & Examination
Subsequent to the kick-off meeting of its Working Group 2205-1 on Training, Qualification & Examination of Remote Pilots, Instructors & Examiners relative to flight operations in the ‘‘Specific’’ Operational Category, which took place at EUROCONTROL headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on 5 June 2022, United Systems Europe (USE) announces the creation of 19 Focus Groups (FGs) with clearly defined deliverables. Continue reading