Rogers to head MSU-led UAS center

Marty W. Rogers has been named the new director of the Mississippi State University-led Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE), which is the Federal Aviation Administration’s Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems. For the last four years, Rogers was business director for the Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration and the Pacific UAS Test Range Complex, both of which are part of the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Rogers, a Mississippi native, also has extensive corporate background, including the role of vice president of the international division of a large research and development firm. He’s retired Air Force, and served as a member of the HQ staff of the Air Mobility Command at Scott AFB, Ill. “ASSURE will work with our partners in Mississippi, the Southeast, and beyond to grow UAS capabilities in support of low-altitude safety and beyond line of sight operations,” he said. (Source: Mississippi State University 03/27/17)