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Foremost UAS Test Range Brings Innovative Drone Technologies to Southern Alberta
They are called unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). But you likely know them as drones. And they are revolutionizing many industries by increasing efficiencies and cutting costs. These aircraft range in size, and can transform how organizations access and survey [...]
Southern Alberta drone testing range celebrates four years of unmanned flights – CTV NEWS
LETHBRIDGE -- The first test flight of an unmanned aircraft system, more commonly known as drones, at the Foremost UAS Test Range happened just over four years ago in 2017. Since then, they've taken on clients of all types, ranging [...]
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney visits Foremost UAS Range
Being one of the two only UAS ranges with extensive vertical flight allowance within Canada and North America, Kenney sees the Foremost UAS Range as a great opportunity for economic growth within the province of Alberta. As Doug Hanna, the range manager mentions that the unmanned aircraft is a fast-growing industry.
Home on the range (By Gary Watson, Skies Magazine)
On a vast swath of southern Alberta prairie, near the tiny village of Foremost, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have unrivalled freedom to roam. “The large … airspace has a wide variety of terrain features,” said Doug Hanna, manager of the [...]