Goal Is To Determine How To Bring Down The Small Aircraft That Might Pose A Threat
The Secret Service has been conducting flights with a variety of UAVs between 0100 and 0400 around Washington, D.C. in an effort to devise some kind of defense against the small aircraft.
Ground-Based Radar Used To Detect Birds, Non-Test Aircraft In Test Area
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi’s Lone Star Unmanned Aircraft Systems research center (LSUASC) conducted flight operations March 4 and 6 to test a ground-based sense-and-avoid radar system designed to identify small UAS in a specific airspace.
An agreement for the purchase of four Bell 206L-4s has been signed by Air Medical Group Holdings (AMGH) and Bell Helicopter. The aircraft will be operated by Air Evac Lifeteam for HEMS missions. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2016.
Company Will Explore 'Strategic Alternatives' For Helicopter Manufacturer
United Technologies Board of Directors has authorized a review of strategic alternatives for the corporation's Sikorsky Aircraft business, including a potential tax-free spinoff.
Marks A 'Significant Change' In How Rules Are Crafted In Europe
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 regulations are developed, becoming proportionate to the risks they aim to address.
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