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.
Textron Launches Unmanned Aerosonde at Virginia Test Site
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NTSB Supports FAA's Position in Pirker Drone Case
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Iran Claims First Flight of Reverse Engineered RQ-170 Drone
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Darpa Seeks Ideas for Unmanned-aircraft Host Ship
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Australia Will Use Heron as Training Bridge to MQ-4C Triton
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Sagem Touts Patroller UAV for French Army Contest
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U.S. Air Force Rebuts Pentagon's Audit of Reaper Buy
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Unmanned Aircraft Exemption Requests Now Exceed 50
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Navy Shifts MQ-4C Tritons to East Coast, Adds Functionality
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