Unmanned Systems News From 11/2/2013 to 15/2/2013

By Danielle Lucey
15 February 2013

A roundup of noteworthy news in the unmanned systems and robotics world this week, including Willow Garage leaving the research world and advances in self-driving cars. ...

By Danielle Lucey
14 February 2013

Today the FAA issued its screening information request, akin to a request for proposal, a milestone in creating the six congressionally mandated test sites across the United States. ...

By Brett Davis and  Danielle Lucey
14 February 2013

Despite looming budget constraints, speakers at AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems Program Review Maritime Day kept upbeat about future uses of unmanned vehicles. ...

By Danielle Lucey
14 February 2013

Inside Defense is reporting that the Army canceled the Long-Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle airship last week, due to cost and schedule concerns. ...

By Brett Davis
13 February 2013

The Federal Aviation Administration expects to kick off the competition for six unmanned aircraft test sites by the end of this month, said the director of the agency’s UAS Integration Office. ...

By Danielle Lucey
12 February 2013

The first day of AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems Program Review 2013, themed Ground Day, focused on capability consolidation and finances, as the threat of sequestration threatens many programs. ...

By Danielle Lucey
11 February 2013

Last week, DARPA announced its Shared Spectrum Access for Radar and Communications, or SSPARC, program, which has the goal of allowing spectrum sharing for both military and commercial networks. ...

By Brett Davis
11 February 2013

SESAR Joint Undertaking, the Single European Sky ATM Research initiative, has issued a call for proposals for demonstration projects to show how unmanned aircraft can operate in nonsegrated airspace. ...