NLR Simulation Integrates SkyGuardian into European Airport and ATM System

On May 28-29, 2019, the Netherlands Research Laboratory (NLR) worked with and authorized General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) to conduct a simulated flight demonstration where civil Air Traffic Controllers (ATCOs) in an ATC Tower and Terminal Approach Facility managed the flight of a Medium-altitude, Long-endurance (MALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) in a busy civilian airport like a manned aircraft. Continue reading →

NASA Tests Onboard Detect and Avoid Sensors

The TigerShark stands in front of its hangar at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center

NASA initiated a series of flight tests back in 2012 to assist the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as they develop regulations to allow the integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System (NAS). Flash forward to today, the team has begun its final series of test flights for the project, known as Flight Test Series 6 (FT6), at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in California. Continue reading →

Israeli and Brazilian Joint Project for Modular Precision Swarming Crop Spraying Drone Solution

To overcome productivity issues common to maximum take off weight regulation found in many countries regarding UAV Crop Spraying, multiple automated collaborating drones are a solution. This technology requires knowledge of swarming and collision avoidance algorithms and experience in developing and operating Crop Spraying UAVs.
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Marke F “Hoot” Gibson Quitely Left Nuair Alliance

Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Marke “Hoot” Gibson stands in the lobby of Nuair in Syracuse in July 2018.

The CEO of Central New York’s drone industry alliance has quietly left the state-subsidized organization. Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Marke F. “Hoot” Gibson, the former top adviser to the Federal Aviation Administration on drones, departed the Nuair Alliance March 28. No public announcement was made about his departure or the reason for it. Continue reading →

Iran Files UN Security Council Complaint Against US Over Airspace Violation

The (Iranian) Foreign Ministry filed a complaint to the UN Security Council and the organization’s president (Mansour al-Otaibi) after a US spy drone violated Iran’s airspace and was shot down. It lodged the complaint under Article 51 of the UN Charter,” Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Gholam-Hossein Dehqani said on Friday. Continue reading →