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A representative of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is chairman of the new ICAO Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Panel.

The Army displayed the first aerostat of the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor it will fly over the East Coast.

Representatives of U.S. airlines and air traffic controllers debated over what shape U.S. ATC reform should take.

The U.S. Army has installed the first of five ground-based sense and avoid radar systems to track flights of unmanned aircraft in the U.S.

The FAA on December 10 granted four companies permission to operate drones under a special provision of the 2012 FAA reauthorization act.

The Air Line Pilots Association contends that pressure to introduce drones into the U.S. national airspace system should not override safety.

The U.S. Navy will begin low-rate initial production of an infrared search and track capability for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.

The European Commission designated a group of airlines, air navigation service providers and airports as Sesar 'Deployment Manager.'

Bell Helicopter demonstrated a V-22 with forward firing capability at the U.S. Army Proving Ground in Yuma, Ariz.

Textron started operating the Aerosonde UAS through an FAA certificate of authorization awarded to the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership.

Opponents of the Norwegian Air International application for a foreign air carrier permit to operate to the U.S. have found support in Congress.

Standards organizations RTCA and the European Organization for Civil Aviation Equipment signed a memorandum of cooperation.

The FAA will undertake a three-stage action plan to improve its response in the event of ATC emergencies like the Chicago center fire.

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced his resignation after less than two years in the post.

The NTSB reversed a ruling that the FAA was wrong to fine Raphael Pirker for allegedly recklessly flying a drone.

Lufthansa Technik broke ground on a new Airbus A320 overhaul facility in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.

Iran claims to have flown an unmanned aircraft copied from the RQ-170 Sentinel that crashed in that country in December 2011.

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency seeks information on "distributed airborne capabilities" involving small unmanned aircraft.

The European Cockpit Association has issued a position paper on emerging "remote tower services."

The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command released a request for information on sense-and-avoid radar solutions for the MQ-4C Triton on November 3.

The F-35C Joint Strike Fighter made its first arrested landing on an aircraft carrier on November 3.

The Royal Australian Air Force will continue using the IAI Heron to train until it receives the MQ-4C Triton.

Norwegian ANSP and airport operator Avinor will implement an airspace reorganization on November 13.

Insitu unveiled the ScanEagle 2 with a new engine and payload options at the Euronaval 2014 conference in Paris.

The aviation industry and the FAA have agreed to form an 'Equip 2020' working group to promote the adoption of ADS-B equipment.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority chose Cobham SAR Services to provide airborne search and rescue services beginning in 2016.

The U.S. Marine Corps awarded Northrop Grumman a contract modification to begin low-rate production of the G/ATOR expeditionary radar.

A "fusion cell" of U.S. government and airline industry analysts helped guide the nation's response to the Ebola crisis.

Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin have protested the U.S. Air Force's 3DELRR contract award to Raytheon.

Airbus is discussing with airlines the possibility of building an extended-range A321neo.