[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 242 (Wednesday, December 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 75131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29558]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Invitation to Unmanned Rotorcraft Industry for Review and Comment
Period on Edition 1 of Standardization Agreement (STANAG) 4702 Rotary
Wing Unmanned Aerial Systems Airworthiness Requirements (USAR-RW)
AGENCY: United States Office of the Secretary of Defense through the
United States Department of Defense for North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) STANAG 4702 Custodial Support Team (CST).
ACTION: Collection of technical comments from Industry on STANAG 4702.
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SUMMARY: The NATO STANAG 4702 CST is seeking a point of contact (POC)
from all US Rotorcraft Industries who are interested in participating
in a formal review of STANAG 4702 Edition 1 and who will provide, in
writing, comments and/or concerns for review by the STANAG 4702 CST.
NATO STANAG 4702 USAR-RW contains a set of technical airworthiness
requirements intended for the airworthiness certification of rotary-
wing military UAV Systems with a maximum take-off weight between 150
and 3175 kg that intend to regularly operate in non-segregated
airspace. These requirements represent the minimum acceptable
airworthiness requirements for design and construction of military
rotorcraft UAVs intended to operate in non-segregated airspace. The
USAR-RW is intended for application by Certifying Authorities within
each country's relevant national regulatory framework. Interested
participants POC information will be forwarded to the Chairman of
STANAG 4702 by the US Delegation. A copy of the document will be
provided to interested participants once the POC information is
received by the US Delegation. The intent of this effort is to collect
comments from all NATO member nation's Rotorcraft Industries,
disposition the comments and at a future date hold an Industry Day to
discuss comments provided in an open forum. Keywords: Helicopter, RPV,
RPAS, Rotorcraft, Rotor Wing, Rotorwing, UAS, UAV, Remotely Piloted
Vehicle, Vertical Take Off and Landing, VTOL, Unmanned Aircraft,
Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle, Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
DATES: POC information should be provided if possible by January 7,
2015 to Mr. George L Flynn at the email address in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Collection of Technical comments from
US Industry on STANAG 4702 Coordinator: Mr. George L Flynn, Email:
[email protected], Telephone: (256) 313-6456.
Dated: December 12, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014-29558 Filed 12-16-14; 8:45 am]
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