General Atomics' aeronautical systems business has received the Federal Aviation Administration's approval to test a second Avenger Extended Range unmanned aircraft system in U.S. national airspace. The company said Wednesday it will use the FAA-granted experimental certificate to expand Avenger ER's testing activities for internal research and development, as well as contracted efforts.

D-Fend Solutions added new clients and tripled base capacity for its counter-small unmanned aircraft system platform during 2020.

The U.S. Army has asked industry for information on supply drone concepts as part of the Joint Tactical Autonomous Aerial Resupply System program. A notice published Thursday on the beta SAM website says the service is seeking a first unit equipped supply drone that could demonstrate operational capability at technology readiness level 6, could be ready for use by 2026 and could comply with regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration and the International Civil Aviation Organization.

A Kongsberg subsidiary will participate in a CAL Analytics-led industry team that secured a $1.6M contract from the Federal Aviation Administration to build and demonstrate a contingency management platform at a Rome, N.Y, test site for unmanned aircraft systems. Kongsberg said Monday its geospatial business will support the CMP development project at Griffiss International Airport in collaboration with four other companies, Oneida County and the Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research organization.

Matthew Gilligan, vice president of navigation and modernization solutions at Raytheon, has said that the company’s Skyler surveillance radar will help address challenges in air traffic management, which now include emerging urban air mobility platforms.

Griffiss International Airport is helping revive the aerospace industry in Central New York by serving as one of the seven designated testing sites in the country for unmanned aircraft systems, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has been honored by Aviation Week Network in recognition of a tactical unmanned aerial vehicle designed for hostile environments.

The Air Traffic Control Association has recognized a Raytheon team that built a ground-based detect and avoid system to help the U.S. government facilitate the integration of drones into the public airspace. Raytheon said Tuesday its GBDAA team accepted an award during ATCA's 64th annual conference and exposition in recognition of collaborative efforts with the Air Force Research Laboratory, government agencies and academic institutions.

The U.S. Postal Service has issued a request for information to seek potential sources of unmanned aircraft systems that can be used in mail delivery and data collection.

The Federal Aviation Administration used an Echodyne-built ground-based radar system to conduct an airspace traffic management pilot program at Northern Plains Unmanned Aircraft System Test Site in North Dakota.

The Federal Aviation Administration seeks to administer an aeronautical knowledge test for users of recreational drones and requests stakeholders to submit information needed for the effort.

The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking white papers from industry for the development of tools to support integration of unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace system.