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47 Test centres | Focus unmanned vehicle is hardly surprising when considering the number of system components that have to be brought together to comprise a working UAV; it is even less surprising when considering UAV certification. Manned aircraft have been subject to close regulation in their testing for years, but UAVs cannot follow their example, and must improvise in their pursuit of certifiability. While many sensible options for tests are clear, the necessary extent of testing is not. When it comes to proving a radical new system, it can only be prudent to err on the side of more testing, not less. Acknowledgements The author would like to thank Jordi Salvador of Barcelona Drone Center, Nicholas Flom of Northern Plains UAS Test Site, Brett Kanda of the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems, Anjanette Riley of the UAS Test Site at the University of Maryland, Jakob Elmkær Hansen of UAS Denmark International Test Center & Cluster, Jesus Herrerra of Air Traffic Laboratory For Advanced Systems, Rob Walter of Qinetiq, Catherine Cahill of the Alaska Center for UAS Integration, Peter Dedrij of Droneport and Liz Stalford of the Warm Springs FAA UAS Test Range for their help with researching this article. Unmanned Systems Technology | February/March 2018 BELGIUM Droneport +32 494 506 660 www.droneport.eu CANADA UAS Centre of Excellence +1 418 669 5104 www.cedalma.com DENMARK UAS Denmark +45 3071 3464 www.uasdenmark.dk FRANCE CESA UAV Test & Services Centre +33 556 343 544 www.cesadrones.com ITALY Taranto-Grottaglie Airport +39 80 5800201 www.aeroportidipuglia.it MALTA National Aerospace Centre +356 2291 5900 www.nac.org.mt NORWAY Ocean Space Centre +47 908 35 252 www.oceanspacecentre.no Centre for Autonomous Marine Operations and Systems +47 735 95535 www.ntnu.edu/amos SINTEF Ocean +47 464 15 000 www.sintef.no SPAIN Air Traffic Laboratory for Unmanned Systems +34 954 179 002 www.atlascenter.aero Barcelona Drone Center +34 9310 36034 www.barcelonadronecenter.com UK ParcAberporth Technology Park +44 (0)1239 813910 www.wuase.com Qinetiq Maritime Autonomy Centre +44 (0)125 239 2000 www.qinetiq.com Snowdonia Aerospace +44 (0)1341 360 038 www.snowdoniaaerospacecentre.com West Wales Airport +44 (0)1239 811100 www.flyuav.co.uk USA Alaska Center for Unmanned Systems Integration +1 907 455 2016 www.acuasi.alaska.edu Grand Sky, Grand Forks +1 701 499 2180 www.grandskynd.com Northern Plains UAS Test Site +1 701 777 6100 www.npuasts.com Pendleton Test Range +1 541 966 0281 www.pendletonuasrange.com The UAS Flight Test Center, Physical Science Laboratory, NMSU +1 575 646 9474 www.psl.nmsu.edu Tillamook Test Range, Near Space Corporation +1 503 842 1990 www.nsc.aero University of Maryland UAS Test Site +1 301 405 2057 www.uas-test.umd.edu Warm Springs Unmanned Aerial Test Range +1 541 553 3565 www.wsuas.com Some examples of unmanned vehicle testing centres