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.
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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Europe Outlines Action Plan For UAV Policymaking
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Navy Advances UClass Software as RFP Delayed
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General Atomics Readies for 'Detect and Avoid' Demo
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Puma UAS Succeeds in Landing on Coast Guard Icebreaker
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Boeing's 'Phantom Swift' Advances in Darpa Program
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Interest Grows in Aurora’s Optionally Piloted Centaur
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Predator XP Makes Maiden Flight
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