Drones
Drone-delivered lab samples over the Firth of Clyde: NATS Services begins validating groundbreaking CONOPS for airspace operations
23 October 2024The latest Project CAELUS test flights have given us another chance to validate our Concept of Operations for uncrewed flight.
Reflecting on the latest success from Project Caelus and Scotland’s first delivery of medical lab specimens by drone between two NHS boards.
From police drones to Amazon deliveries: Latest CAA sandbox projects offer a glimpse of an integrated future
20 August 2024Last week the CAA announced the latest round of ‘BVLOS Sandbox’ projects, all chosen to help push us one step closer to realising routine drone operations in the UK.
Development of NATS OpenAir, our proposal for a future integrated airspace management system, continues apace.
Answering your eVTOL future flight questions
7 March 2024At the end of last year, we ran a series of simulations at our head office in Hampshire designed to help us understand how eVTOLs might one day operate at scale within UK airspace which promoted a lot of questions. I wanted to take this opportunity to answer some of the points people took the time to raise.
NHS airport drone flight offers a glimpse of the future
3 November 2023This week, I was privileged to represent NATS at the Project Caelus flight trials, which demonstrated that drones are on their way to becoming an important part of the aviation industry, and indeed, everyday life.
Future Flight 3 – Is the Greening of Aviation our next milestone?
28 September 2023Future Flight 1 and 2 helped us to understand how new eVTOLS and drones move, operate and perform. Phase 3 of Future Flight will move us to the next stage, showing us how new airspace users could interact with existing air traffic, at airports and in a shared airspace.
NATS OpenAir: Unlocking the future of aviation
26 September 2023Big jets, bustling airports and exciting destinations may be the conventional image of aviation. But the industry is on the cusp of profound change, with eVTOL aircraft and mass drone operations set to transform our skies in a way we haven’t seen for a hundred years.
Underpinning that new world we need solid foundations, and we’re developing NATS OpenAir to unlock the future of aviation in the UK, revolutionise the way we use airspace and accommodate a new generation of flight.
Integrating new airspace users: Delivering access to all
20 September 2023Our focus is on ensuring the UK’s already busy skies are safe and accessible for everyone, with new airspace users one day safely and seamlessly operating alongside conventional crewed aircraft.
Answering your questions on Air Taxis and Urban Air Mobility
27 September 2022In August’s episode of Altitude, we had a fascinating discussion about the future of Urban Air Mobility and eVTOL ‘flying taxis’. We had some very astute questions from the audience, many of which we just didn’t have the time to get to during the live show. So, with that in mind, I wanted to address a few more here.