NASA, Industry Team Kicks Off UAV Airspace Access Initiative

Published: May 24, 2004
Source: www.aviationnow.com



NASA has formally kicked off a joint industry-government effort to begin introducing high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into the national airspace, with the first goal of enabling routine, file-and-fly operations for UAVs cruising above 40,000 feet by fiscal year 2006.



The major players are NASA, the FAA, the Department of Defense and the UNITE (UAV National Industry Team) industry group, which consists of Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, AeroVironment, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Aurora Flight Sciences.continue..