Tag: test
DARPA Flight Tests Demonstrate Optical Sense-and-Avoid Capability
A research effort associated with DARPA’s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program recently conducted flight tests of a shoebox-sized, plug-and-play system designed to enable...
Texas A&M Test Site, FAA Hold Public Meeting on UAS Progress
In a public meeting on Sept. 25, the Texas unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) test site, along with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), gave an...
Utility Drone Usage Poised for Major Growth, Says Report
Navigant Research predicts that drones and robotics technologies for transmission and distribution in every region of the world will skyrocket in the coming years.
North Dakota UAS Test Site Secures Five-Year Contract with NASA
The North Dakota Department of Commerce has been awarded a five-year contract to support NASA's unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) research.Under the contract, the North...
Airogistic Introduces the DroneDome for UAV Test Flights
Airogistic LLC, an Austin, Texas-based developer of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) infrastructure products and services, has rolled out the DroneDome - an outdoor, netted...
Texas Test Site’s Lone Star UAS Center Names Executive Director
The Lone Star Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Center of Excellence & Innovation at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi has appointed Jerry Hendrix executive director.The university's...
FAA Approves Use of Visual Observers for N.D. UAS Test Site
The Northern Plains Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Test Site has been given an additional operational approval to use visual observers from multiple ground locations.This...
FAA Test Site Holding Public Meeting on UAS Progress
Officials with the Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP) will discuss innovation and opportunities in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) at a public meeting on...
N.D. Test Site Gets OK to Fly UAS at Night, Over 200 Feet
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has expanded airspace and authorized night testing for the Northern Plains unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) test site in Grand...
Test Site Researchers Expand Flights to Public Airport
Unmanned aircraft system researchers associated with the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP) of Virginia Tech and Rutgers University recently tested new technology designed to prevent...
