UK Inaugurates National UAS Test Center
The UK National Aeronautical Center will support test flights of both civil and military UAS; an unmanned cargo aircraft concept is shown. (Photo: NAC)
The UK National Aeronautical Center will support test flights of both civil and military UAS; an unmanned cargo aircraft concept is shown. (Photo: NAC)

Two UK airports have joined to create a “National Aeronautical Center” (NAC) to develop, test and demonstrate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). West Wales Airport at Aberporth and Newquay Cornwall Airport in southwest England will jointly offer their facilities and runways, along with access to offshore testing areas, to UAS developers. The partners officially launched the center at the Royal Society in London on September 9.