Welcome to AUVSI’s new blog, titled Assuring Autonomy. That brand may sound familiar, as our CEO and President Brian Wynne rolled out a video series spotlighting leaders within the unmanned systems industry under the same name in the summer of 2020. However, since the quest to increase knowledge about and familiarity with unmanned systems will be many-pronged in nature, the Assuring Autonomy brand will now encompass this blog as well as future iterations of educational videos.
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AUVSI Welcomes Remote ID and Operations Over People Final Rules for UAS
Today, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has delivered a Final Rule on Remote Identification (ID) for unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Thought of as a digital license plate for drones, the objective of Remote ID is to ensure that a UAS in flight is providing identification and location information that authorities can access. The FAA also released the final rule for Operations Over People, which includes rules for operations at night.
AUVSI Hosts Unmanned Systems Industry Forecast Webinar December 16th
Contact: Jackie Beckwith, jbeckwith@auvsi.org
For Immediate Release: December 14, 2020
Wisk, NASA partner to safely integrate autonomous aircraft systems into UAM applications at national level
Urban Air Mobility (UAM) company Wisk is partnering with NASA to focus on the safe integration of autonomous aircraft systems into Urban Air Mobility applications at a national level.
The partnership is part of NASA's Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign strategy to develop key guidance for UAM operations. To accelerate U.S. leadership in emerging automated aviation technology, the partnership will also address key challenges such as certification and standards development.
Initially, the partnership will address critical National Campaign safety scenarios, with a focus on autonomous flight and contingency management, including collision avoidance and flight path management.
FAA announces BEYOND program following successful conclusion of UAS IPP
On Friday, Oct. 30, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced that the three-year UAS Integration Pilot Program (IPP) successfully concluded on Oct. 25.
New York UAS Test Site selected to participate in Phase 2 of UPP program
The FAA has selected the New York UAS Test Site at Griffiss International Airport in Rome, New York and the Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership in Blacksburg, Virginia to participate in phase two of the unmanned aircraft traffic management pilot program (UPP).
VP Racing Fuels leverages specialty fuel technology experience to keep UAVs up and running
Fuel is something that people tend to take for granted until a critical failure occurs.
In the unmanned industry, UAV operators can’t afford to have fuel issues happen, or else they risk having a potential disaster on their hands that could result in the loss of very valuable technology.
U.S. ally awards AeroVironment contract for its Puma LE UAS
AeroVironment has announced that on Feb. 20, it was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract valued at $2,685,057 for its Puma Long Endurance (LE) UAS.
UAVOS tests new two-stage parachute system for UAS
UAVOS has announced that it has successfully tested its new two-stage parachute system, which is designed to help UAS traveling at high speeds slowly descend to the ground.
The system includes two parachutes: the pilot chute and the main chute used to slow and stabilize the UAS. The pilot chute allows the UAS to slowly descend safely during the main parachute deployment. It also allows the main chute to open up at a minimum altitude.
After the pilot chute opens, the main chute’s opening delay function causes the decrease in the load speed on the UAS. UAVOS says that the parachute system is designed for UAS that can travel at speeds of up to 280 miles per hour, and that weigh up to 110 pounds.
AeroVironment receives contract award for Puma 3 AE UAS for U.S. Navy and Marine Corps SUAS program
AeroVironment Inc. has announced that on Feb. 18, it received a $10,677,987 firm-fixed-price contract award for its Puma 3 AE systems and spares for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS) Program.
Delivery of the technology is anticipated by this month.
“Puma 3 AE is a combat-proven enabler of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps tactical operations, providing persistent situational awareness, expeditionary reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition, force protection and overwatch – anywhere and at any time,” explains Rick Pedigo, AeroVironment vice president of business development.
