Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Unmanned Aircraft Finding Their Way Into Airspace System
The Insitu ScanEagle received an FAA Part 21.25 restricted category type certificate on July 19, permitting operators to use it for commercial purposes.
The Insitu ScanEagle received an FAA Part 21.25 restricted category type certificate on July 19, permitting operators to use it for commercial purposes.

Slowly but surely, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are entering the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS) despite a regulatory regime that was previously considered prohibitive to all but government agencies and research institutions. Unmanned aircraft have flown for the first time commercially in remote Arctic airspace, and companies are considering or have already begun the process of obtaining FAA airworthiness certification of their UAS designs.