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FAA taps UAH partner Huntsville International Airport as UAS research program test site

Mar 02, 2021

University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) partner Huntsville International Airport has been selected by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as one of four airports nationally to host an Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Detection and Mitigation...


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UAH gets $1.1 million grant as lead in research on safe use of drones in disasters

Aug 06, 2020

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) will receive $1.1 million of the $3.3 million in research, education and training grants awarded to universities that comprise FAA’s Air Transportation Center of Excellence (COE) for Unmanned Aircraft...


Dylan McKelvey, Dr. Udaysankar Nair and Casey Calamaio

UAH hyperspectral drone flights test new tool for UGA marsh grass researchers

Sep 09, 2019

The UAH Atmospheric Science Department and UAH’s Rotorcraft Systems Engineering and Simulation Center (RSESC) have teamed up to offer University of Georgia scientists a unique drone-gathered data set for their coastal disturbance studies. ...


David Arterburn

ASSURE announces results of UAH-led drone ground collision study

Aug 14, 2019

What could happen if a drone hit a person on the ground? What are the risks of serious injury from flying small unmanned aircraft over people and are we doing everything we can to reduce those risks? ...


UAH, Wichita State enter  aerospace project agreement

UAH, Wichita State enter aerospace project agreement

Jun 27, 2019

UAH has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on aerospace projects with Wichita State University (WSU). ...


UAH center part of effort to evaluate technologies for first responders

UAH center part of effort to evaluate technologies for first responders

Jun 18, 2019

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is the only academic institution selected to be a contractor in an experiment designed to improve first responder communications and on-site information during a major disaster. ...


UAH joins New Mexico State University in unmanned aircraft systems research

UAH joins New Mexico State University in unmanned aircraft systems research

May 24, 2019

UAH and New Mexico State University (NMSU) are collaborating in drone research. ...


Drone races set by UAH AUVSI Pathfinder student club

Drone races set by UAH AUVSI Pathfinder student club

Apr 09, 2019

The buzz of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will fill the Von Braun Center South Hall in downtown Huntsville as UAH hosts its inaugural intercollegiate First Person View (FPV) drone race at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 13. ...


RSESC Director of UAS Programs Jerry Hendrix featured on local news

RSESC Director of UAS Programs Jerry Hendrix featured on local news

Jan 14, 2019

Jerry Hendrix, Director of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Programs, featured in WZDX News ...


Hendrix joins rotorcraft center as director of Unmanned Aerial Systems Programs

Hendrix joins rotorcraft center as director of Unmanned Aerial Systems Programs

Jan 08, 2019

– Jerry Hendrix has joined the Rotorcraft Systems Engineering and Simulation Center (RSESC) at UAH as its director of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Programs responsible for UAS research. ...


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