Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

News and issues relating to civil and military unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) of all kinds and sizes, including those used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), combat (unmanned combat air vehicles, or UCAVs), law enforcement, research and other applications. Of particular focus is the FAA's planned integration of UAS into the U.S. national airspace system.

Aircraft

AeroVironment and Eurocopter Might Jointly Develop Unmanned Helicopters

Eurocopter plans for unmanned flight by combining AeroVironment’s unmanned aircraft technology and systems integration skills with Eurocopter’s helicopter technology.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Testers Prove Integration of Brimstone, Unmanned Reaper

The U.S. Air Force should consider buying the British-made Brimstone for its Reapers, said a British official.
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