Military drones to fly in Australian civilian airspace for the first time

Over the coming months, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will fly military drones in civilian airspace for the first time. Leased to the RAAF by Israel Aerospace Industries, the two Heron remotely piloted Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) will be flown out of Rockhampton Airport in Queensland in June and July. See also: Parrot unveils 13 new drones; some see in the dark, others work on water Wing Commander Jonathan McMullan, who is in charge of the unit that pilots the UAS, was deployed to Af...