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Coast Guard Conducts UAS Flights Aboard Ice Breaker in Arctic

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, September 9th, 2014

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Researchers from the Coast Guard and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this month conducted a series of flight tests of a small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Healy, the first time a UAS has done take-off and landings aboard one of the service’s icebreakers. After several unsuccessful attempts, the AeroVironment [AVAV] Puma AE UAS system successfully landed on the Healy’s flight deck three times, the Coast Guard said. The UAS also was recovered using a net…

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