Use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems in Arctic and comparable extreme environments in civil security scenarios

Abstract

The proliferation of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) in recent years requires that new challenges in their use are discovered continuously. One issue is that of the Arctic and extreme environments; are RPAS usable in these conditions as well, or must they do without this technology? What can be done to safely introduce widespread added-value of RPAS use to the Arctic? This paper serves to publicly document this complex issue explored during the AIRBEAM project and to provide insight on specific conditions to RPAS operators, end users and the industry in general.