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UAS-DronesEASA launched a public consultation on new rules for drone aircraft in Europe ("Specials" by AVIONEWS)
Cologne, Germany - Deadline for comments end of September
EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) launched a public consultation on the introduction of an European regulatory framework for drone aircraft and concrete proposals for the regulation of low risk drones... more
UAS-DronesERA: "Drone aircraft a significant threat to European airspace"
London, UK - The Authorities and the industries face together and as soon as possible the matter
The increasing use of RPAS/drones (remotely piloted aircraft systems) is threatening the safety of European airspace and needs better regulation and control. Simon McNamara, director general of the... more
UAS-DronesNASA: the Next Era of Aviation: Unmanned Aircraft Systems traffic management convention
Houston, USA - This week, July 28-30, the US Space Agency is hosting a three-day UTM Convention
“The sky could become increasingly crowded as personal and commercial uses of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly called drones, become more popular". That’s the assessment of Parimal Kopardekar, man... more
UAS-DronesFAA: wildfires and drone aircraft don’t mix
Washington, Usa - Many people operate unmanned aircraft with little or no aviation experience
Responding to recent incidents in which unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also known as “Drones,” interfered with manned aircraft involved in wildland firefighting operations, the US Department of Transportation’s Feder... more
UAS-DronesDrone aircraft: new horizons for commerce and creativity. The European Jacqueline Foster talks through her ideas (VIDEO)
Strasbourg, France - She is a member of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group UK
Drones: new horizons for commerce and creativity Civilian drones present many opportunities, but how to stop them crashing into aircraft or people? And how to protect people’s privacy? Jacqueline F... more
UAS-DronesNew Mexico: flight test program of the UAS AirStrato aircraft announced (VIDEO)
Las Cruces, New Mexico - Enormous investments for this drone that aims for different implementations in a medium category of cost and profit
Today, ARCA SPACE CORPORATION CEO Dumitru Popescu and Governor Susana Martinez announced the start of ARCA SPACE Corporation activity in Las Cruces, New Mexico. This activity will include the production... more
UAS-DronesIAI-Thales: a new datalink capability integrated on Heron UAV aircraft
Jerusalem, Israel - A MALE class drone developed by Israel Aerospace Industries, capable of operations of up to 45 hours in duration at up to 30,000 ft
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Thales have conducted, in Israel, risk reduction flight tests for the integration of Thales and Elisra's NATO STANAG 7085 data link on board the Heron Medium-Altitude... more
UAS-DronesFrance, the birth of the Council for the civil UAV aircraft
Paris, France - All players of the sector gathered under an unique flag, in an ambitious innovative project on the path of the future technologies
The first plenary meeting of the French Council for the civil drone aircraft (Conseil pour les drones civils) gathered yesterday, under the presidency by Patrick Grandil, general manager of the French... more
UAS-DronesFinmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi: European flight safety system for drone aircraft tested with success in Italy
Turin, Italy - Ten years after the first flight of the Sky-X
Ten years after the first flight of the Alenia Aermacchi Sky-X, the first European UAV over one tonne class, thanks to a series of tests performed in Italy and, an important step forward has been achieved... more
UAS-DronesDrone aircraft. Czech Republic: increased use of UAVs in the military operations (VIDEO)
Brno , Czech Republic - These days in Brno was opened the "IDET" exhibition
In a near future the Czech Republic Army will use more the UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) in their operations, in particular for reconnaissance tasks: this news was announced by the representative of... more
UAS-DronesDrone aircraft. USA: here's "Cicada", will you be able to see it?
Washington, USA - The new drone can be used in a variety of missions, and an "Exemplary" costs just USD 250
"Cicada": an UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) so small that it can fit in the palm of an hand. It's name, obviously related to the insect, and means "Covert Autonomous Disposable Aircraft" and was produced... more
UAS-DronesFrance-Germany-Italy agreement for new European MALE drone aircraft
Rome, Italy - Airbus DS, Finmeccanica and Dassault Aviation welcome the signature of the DoI
Europe’s leading aerospace companies Airbus Defence and Space, Dassault Aviation and Finmeccanica have welcomed the agreement of France, Germany and Italy to conduct a definition study of an European d... more
UAS-DronesDrone aircraft: Jordan ready to buy China Uavs (VIDEO)
Washington, USA - The Arab State would like to use those in the fight against the militants of Isis
Jordan will soon purchase military use UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) from China. The news is from the American newspaper "Washington Times", quoting a letter from the senator Duncan Hunter to the President... more
UAS-DronesDrone aircraft: the French Air Force received its third "Reaper" (VIDEO)
Paris, France - The UAV will be used in the "Barkhane" mission
Third UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) received by the French aviation: besides the new model, the American company General Atomics will deliver to the army other 9 units by 2016. The drone will be deployed... more
UAS-DronesDrone aircraft: Italy, Germany and France ready for the joint development of a European UAV? (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - Almost certainly a meeting on the next week between the defense ministers of the three Countries
Currently the European UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) market is dominated by the American MQ-9 "Reaper" and the Israeli IAI "Heron", but soon something may change: "DefenseNews" reported, thanks to an... more
UAS-DronesDrone aircraft. USA: the Senate approved an increase of funds for the purchase of military UAVs
Washington, USA - The US military Special Operations Command will have nearly USD 11 billion
A subcommittee of the US Senate, the Armed Service Committee Emerging Threats and Capabilites (ETC), approved on yesterday May 12, 2015 the increase of funds allocated to the US Special Operations Command... more
UAS-DronesDrone aircraft. Japan: radioactive UAV above the office of the prime minister, Shinzo Abe (VIDEO)
Tokyo, Japan - Probably a protest against the reopening of the reactors in Sendai
At 10:30 AM of today, April 22, 2015, an UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle remote-controlled unmanned) was found on the roof of the Japanese Prime Minister office, Shinzo Abe , in Tokyo: the drone showed slight... more
UAS-DronesDrone aircraft. USA: the approval of the UAV rules too "Slow", FAA accused
Washington, USA - Increasing the appeals to the Authority for the US Aviation to validate the UAV legislation
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under siege: a report sponsored by the major aircraft manufacturers and pro-UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) companies accused the American authorities of being... more
UAS-DronesDrone aircraft. Russia: the "Ptero-G0" will be exported abroad (VIDEO)
Moscow, Russia - Interest in Asia for the UAV produced by the Russian Afm-Servers
The UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle remote-controlled unmanned aircraft) "Ptero-G0" produced by the Russian Afm-Servers will be exported abroad, used also at home by the security agencies: to announce this... more
UAS-DronesLibya: drone aircraft against the human traffickers, availability by the EU (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - The Libyans Slavers treated as the Somali pirates in the "Atalanta" mission in 2008
Among the possible solutions being considered at this time to fight the traffickers and new tragedies like the one happened in the night between Saturday and Sunday in the Libyan waters, Italy with the... more
UAS-DronesDrone aircraft: UCAV "Neuron" arrives in Italy (VIDEO)
Sardinia, Italy - The second phase of the testing for the Europen UAV will be in the skies of Sardinia
Arrives in the skies of the Sardinian base of Decimomannu the first UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle) "All" European. "nEUROn" is the product of the technological efforts of Italy, France, Sweden,... more
UAS-DronesDrone aircraft: to protect the "Expo", UAVs and even the "Big Brother"
Milan, Italy - Cost of the Budget Plan: EUR 7 million and 200 thousand
1300 policemen, 700 between police and financiers and 600 soldiers mobilized 24 hours a day until the end of October. In addition to the "Old" law enforcement, also a new digital "Big Brother" with 2500... more
UAS-DronesDrone aircraft: Amazon tests its UAV in Canada
Victoria, British Columbia - The decision would be the consequence of FAA bureaucratic slowness
A report from the British "The Guardian" shows how the e-commerce giant Amazon is testing its UAV (Unammned aerial vehicles) in Canada, specifically in the British Columbia. The decision to (momentarily)... more
UAS-DronesDrone-aircraft: South Africa UAVs in defense of the rhinos
Pretoria, South Africa - The new technologies tested by the national parks authorities
To protect the rhinos from the increasingly frequent poaching incidents in the national park "Kruger", the concerned South African authorities (SANParks) have announced the use of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial... more
UAS-DronesDrone-aircraft: American UAV shot down in the north-west of Syria
Washington , USA - The crashed model is a MQ-1 "Predator"
A Syrian press agency announced that an UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) from the US Army was shot down on March 17, 2015. The news was confirmed late in the evening of the last night from a US Air Force... more
UAS-DronesArgentina will use the drone-aircraft for patrolling and defense operations
Buenos Aires , Argentina - The new contract is connected to the "Sara" project
For its defense and for patrol missions along the coast even Argentina will focus on UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). The announcement of the construction of drones for these tasks has been given by the... more
UAS-DronesDrone-aircraft: Russia has two new UAVs (VIDEO)
Moscow, Russia - "Takhion" and "Chirok" their ID
The first one of the new UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) models was entrusted to the Russian army that will use it for aerial reconnaissance tasks. The "Takhion" has an operating range of 40 km, and is... more
UAS-DronesEASA presents new regulatory approach for Remotely Piloted Aircraft, RPAS ("Specials" by AVIONEWS)
Cologne, Germany - Called "Concept of Operations"
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) presented its new regulatory approach for safely operating remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS). This marks a significant change in the way aviation safety... more
UAS-DronesDrone-aircraft: Ukraine receives UAVs aid from USA and United Kingdom
Kiev , Ukraine - America will also send 200 Humvee
Within a few weeks the US will send aid to Ukraine in the form of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). This was revealed by an (anonymous) source inside the Pentagon during an interview with "Reuters". In... more
UAS-DronesDrone-aircraft: soon the United Arab Emirates will approve UAVs regulations
Abu Dhabi , UAE - To speed up the process, an incident from last January at the Dubai airport
As a result of what happened two months ago at the Dubai International Airport, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities are accelerating the legislative path of the rules for the use of UAVs (Unmmaned... more
UAS-DronesDrone aircraft: spotted an unidentified UAV near the French base of Seine-Port
Paris, France - Continues the security alarm in the France still reeling from the "Charlie Hebdo" assault
On the last Sunday night (8 March 2015) an UAV (Unmaned Aerial Vehicle) of unknown origin was spotted near the French base of Seine-Port. This is a particularly sensitive area because right here the navy... more
UAS-DronesDrone aircraft. Latvia: conference for the implementation of an European legislation on UAV
Riga, Latvia - The meeting and the flight demonstrations will be held in Riga, from 5 to 6 March 2015
"Common rules are needed: the drone aircraft are not a threat but a new technology that has to be managed in a responsible way", to affirm this, is the EU commissioner for transport Violeta Bulc: she... more
UAS-DronesDrone-aircraft: GA-ASI and Sener offer to the Spanish government the "Predator B"
Madrid , Spain - This will be the first system to operate in Spain
New partnership in the world of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vvehicles): General Atomic Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) will work with the engineering company Sener, to build the "Predator B" in the Spanish territory.... more
UAS-DronesDrone aircraft: from the summer of 2015 the Swedish police will use actively UAVs in its operations
Stockholm, Sweden - The drone will carry out monitoring and reconnaissance missions
US law enforcements aren't the only ones to want to use the UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) in their operations (for more details, check also AVIONEWS). In Europe as well, the Swedish police is testing... more
UAS-DronesAircraft-drone: India wants to buy 50 new UAV for its fleet
New Delhi, India - Among the companies involved there is the American Boeing
In May 2014, the New Delhi government has allocated USD 20 billion in military spending; this amount is part of a much larger budget, approximately 150 billion to be used until 2027, to import (or produce... more
UAS-Drones"IDEX" 2015. Drone aircraft: "Adasi S-100 Al Sabr", "Denel Seeker II" and "Integrator"
Abu Dhabi, UAE - The third day of the Abu Dhabi event has been entirely dedicated to UAVs
From February 22 to 26 is being held the biennial exhibition show "Idex" ("International Defense Exhibition"), the most important of the Middle-East in the defense sector. The third day of the Abu Dhabi... more
UAS-DronesAircraft drone: the new rules on UAV open the doors of the Middle-East to American companies
Abu Dhabi, UAE - After the Indian market, the Arab countries are among the most interested in new technologies for the military use
The new guidelines for the export of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) announced by the US last week, have benefited (a lot) the manufacturers of drones for military use. For many years, these companies... more
UAS-DronesDrone aircraft: the United States will train the Australian military force to use the UAVs
Canberra , Australia - The collaboration between the two Countries takes place after the new rules for the export of American drones
The Australian government has announced that will train in the United States to the use of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) members of its own air force. "It would be remiss of Australia not to continue... more
UAS-DronesDrone aircraft: the US Department of State issued new rules for the export of UAVs
Bengaluru, India - The target is the foreign market, in particular the Indian one
In the latest days, the US State Department has issued new rules for the sale abroad of the military-type UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), on behalf of the American companies. The new guidelines should facilitate... more
UAS-DronesUSA: FAA presents its proposal for drone aircraft-regulation
Washington, USA - The draft comes almost simultaneously with Barack Obama's Memorandum focused on the subject
Sunday, 15 February FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) has finally submitted a regulation draft on the increasingly topical issue of UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems, an acronym that refers to the unmanned... more
UAS-DronesFrance: MP-200, a "Net" against aircraft drones (VIDEO)
Paris, France - A new UAV to counter unwanted presences within sensitive areas
The Interceptor MP-200 is the new Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), produced by a French company; what distinguishes this model from all others is the presence of a net to capture the intruders. The first... more
UAS-DronesIn 2015 the Ministry for Emergencies of Belarus will have its first aircraft drone
Minsk, Belarus - To declare it, was Yuri Yatsyna head of research and development at the National Academy of Sciences
This year the Belarusian Ministry for Emergencies will have its first Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV); to declare it, during a press conference held yesterday February 10, was the head of the R&D center... more
UAS-DronesDrone aircraft: even the police wants to use them
Lansing, USA - The reconstruction of the accidents would be easier from above
The use of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) in police could become a reality next month, at least in the State of Michigan. The officers of the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) will go to Lansing for... more
UAS-DronesUnmanned helicopters. OSCE sends a drone to investigate on bus shelling in Ukraine
Kiev, Ukraine - The aircraft collected imagery and video data of the shell impact crater
The SMM, OSCE’s Special Monitoring Mission whose mission is to facilitate dialogue among all parties to the crisis in Ukraine sent a drone (probably a reconnaissance unmanned helicopter) to collect data o... more
UAS-DronesUnmanned helicopters. Lockheed Martin bets on civil small drones market
Arlington, USA - The American company illustrated possible commercial uses of some of its models
Lockheed Martin, first defence company in the world for sales (for details see AVIONEWS) intends to place its Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) also on the civil market. “On the commercial side, absolutely, t... more
UAS-DronesAirplanes and defence. Russia: drones and new antiaircraft systems in the Arctic in 2015
Moscow, Russia - The plan to improve military power covers all the Arctic regions from east to west
Moscow carries on the realization of the Arctic strategic command, which is operative since the beginning of December. President Vladimir Putin wished for a strengthening of military power in the region... more
UAS-DronesUnmanned aircraft. Drones under the Christmas tree: the FAA launches a public awareness campaign (VIDEO)
Washington, USA - The Federal Aviation Administration is worried about the increase of novice operators
As drones’ popularity and affordability increases in the United States, more Americans are likely to find a small unmanned airplane or helicopter under the Christmas tree this year. The Federal Aviation A... more
UAS-DronesDamascus media: Israeli unmanned airplane crashes in the south of Syria (VIDEO)
Damascus, Syria - But Israel Defense Forces did not confirm the event
An Israeli Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) would have crashed in the province of Quneitra, in the south of Syria near the Golan Heights. The area has seen heavy fighting between forces loyal to President... more
UAS-DronesAmerican laser weapon shot down unmanned aircraft (VIDEO)
Arlington, USA - Sottotitolo Arlington Usa Controllo ortografico Change language Il sistema Laws è stato sperimentato con successo su una nave operativa nel Golfo Persico
The Office of Naval Research (ONR), the government office that coordinates, executes, and promotes research programs of the US Navy, announced that the laser system LaWS (Laser Weapon System) has been... more
UAS-DronesThe United States will launch drones from “Aircraft carriers in the sky”
Washington, USA - Several companies have submitted their proposals to the government agency for the development of military technologies
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) -an agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of new technologies for use by the military- is seeking ideas... more