UK records first UAV flight in controlled airspace

Controllers at UK ATC provider NATS have managed the first flight by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in controlled and unsegregated airspace, the organization announced Oct.16. The flight took place on Sept. 30 with a Thales Watchkeeper—a large military UAV—taking off from West Wales Airport and...

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