Spanish Test Centers Take Advantage Of Sunny Skies
While the Atlas UAV test center opened in Spain last October, facilities are being built for testing large UAVs as well.
Spain is forging ahead with plans to become one of Europe’s leading nations in the unmanned arena through the launch of two connected initiatives that will place the country, and the region of Andalucía in particular, at the forefront of unmanned air vehicle research and test.
This year the Atlas (air traffic laboratory for advanced systems) center was formally opened to provide a location for small UAV testing, while larger vehicles can be tested at CEUS (center of excellence for unmanned systems), an extension of an existing test center to cater for medium UAVs. Both locations offer ideal locations for unmanned air vehicle testing, with weather patterns providing an average of 300 sunny days each year.
