Jerry Hendrix was recently named the Executive Director of The Lone Star Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center of Excellence & Innovation…
Test Sites
Leading the Way
The New Mexico State University Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Test Center became the first Federal Aviation Administration-approved UAS test site in 2007. Here’s how they continue to advance unmanned aircraft today.
Sense-and-Avoid Technology in Texas
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi’s Lone Star Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center (LSUASC) tested ground-based sense-and-avoid radar technology developed by SRC,…
Lone Star UAS Center Tests Ground-Based Sense-and-Avoid Radar System
Sense-and-avoid technology is critical to safely and successfully integrating unmanned aircraft systems into the U.S. airspace, which is why testing…
FAA’s Unmanned Research Plan Unclear as Legal Barrier Emerges to Cooperation
A year after the Federal Aviation Administration established six test ranges for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), aviation officials have failed…
FAA clears Textron Systems to begin Aerosonde SUAS Operations with the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership
Textron Inc.’s unmanned systems division recently received a Certificate of Authorization from the FAA, enabling the company’s Aerosonde Small Unmanned…
Ohio State University and the OH/IN UAS Center Team Up to Help Farmers Increase Crop Yields Through Precision Agriculture
Today, if a farmer wants to know what’s happening in his field, he has to walk the land. Someday soon,…
Using Unmanned Systems to Fight Wildfires
Large wildfires can create their own weather and a dynamic, uncertain environment, and that is one of the reasons they’re…
A Range of Choices
Like teenagers who used Facebook to invite over a few friends, aviation officials seem to have gotten more than they bargained for when they invited proposals for test ranges to help speed integration of unmanned aircraft into the nation’s skyways.
FAA Test Sites
Alaska: Remote Sensing Nevada: Unmanned Aircraft Standards New York: Testing and Evaluation North Dakota: Communications and Electronics Texas: Marine Applications…
FAA Test Sites — Virginia: Autonomous Technology
Virginia Tech leads the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP), a coalition comprising Virginia, Maryland and New Jersey that is not only…
FAA Test Sites — Texas: Marine Applications
With test ranges that literally span sea and shore the Texas team intends to concentrate its unmanned research on applications…
FAA Test Sites — North Dakota: Communications and Electronics
With the Air Force, U.S. Customs and the National Guard each flying unmanned aircraft from bases in North Dakota, the…
FAA Test Sites — New York: Testing and Evaluation
The states of New York and Massachusetts are collaborating to support research on unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) through the non-profit…
FAA Test Sites — Nevada: Unmanned Aircraft Standards
With deep roots in military unmanned aircraft systems (UAs) Nevada has an expert workforce and, according to industry specialist Thomas…
FAA Test Sites — Alaska: Remote Sensing
The Pan-Pacific UAS Test Range Complex is one of the country’s most expansive test range consortiums. It offers seven climatic…
