UAS
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Unmanned Systems
Army Looking for New High Energy Lasers for C-sUAS
The Army has released a contract opportunity for high energy lasers (HELs) with a power and thermal subsystem and sensor package for Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft System (C-sUAS) capabilities to increase […]
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Unmanned Systems
FTUAS Key Capabilities Include Runway Independence, Army Says
The Army’s Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) will fill a gap in current UAS systems by including key capabilities like vertical takeoff, reduced size and footprint, and faster setup […]
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Unmanned Systems
Executive Order for Security Assessment of Foreign-Made Drones
President Trump issued an executive order on Jan. 18 that instructs federal agencies to assess the risks of the procurement and use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from foreign drone […]
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Unmanned Systems
FAAD C2 Basis for DoD C-sUAS Effort
The Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control (FAAD C2) system will be the basis for the Department of Defense’s (DoD) joint counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) effort, Army Maj. […]
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Unmanned Systems
FAA, NASA UAS Demonstrations Mark End of UTM Pilot Program
The second phase of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) traffic management pilot program (UTM/UPP) ended with testing demonstrations in partnership with the National Aeronautics and Space […]
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Unmanned Systems
UAS Remote ID Could Come This Year
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) might be able to release remote identification (ID) service for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in December, Steve Dickson, FAA administrator, said Wednesday during the virtual […]
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Homeland Security
FAA Making Progress On Counter-UAS Plans
Members of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Drone Advisory Committee unanimously approved recommendations for the agency to consider regarding remote identification and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) security issues, which were highlighted […]
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