VT Group to Support Two FAA Test Sites



By Danielle Lucey



Arlington, Va.-based VT Group Unmanned Services announced today that it will partner with two of the six Federal Aviation Administration designated test sites to explore the commercial use of unmanned aircraft. 



VT Group, which provides UAS systems support services, logistics and program management on multiple unmanned platforms and have operated in theater, will help the University of Alaska and the North Dakota Department of Commerce test sites. 



“This is an exciting development for VT Group and the UAS industry,” says Terry M. Ryan, CEO, of VT Group. “There are incredible opportunities here to demonstrate the potential of unmanned aerial vehicles to save time, money and human lives. Whether aiding law enforcement, scientific research, emergency or disaster response, UAS applications are limitless.”