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Arcturus T-20 - Photo: Spencer Ackerman
Arcturus is displaying its new T-20 at the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference in Tampa, Florida. The T-20 has a 17-foot wingspan, putting it in the so-called Tier II class of unmanned aircraft.
Skyblade IV, an unmanned aircraft developed by home-grown firm ST Aerospace and DSO National Laboratories, the national defence research body, was on show at the region’s largest naval exhibition, Imdex Asia, which opened in Singapore on Wednesday.
The only aviation exhibition (civil & military) permitted in Beijing, held once every two years by the China State Council, is being held this year on 21-24 September 2011, at the China National Convention Center (CNCC), Beijing, P.R. China.
Photo © Tolga Ozbek
Turkish Aerospace Industries used the IDEF show in Istanbul to exhibit its Sivrisinek/Mosquito unmanned helicopter for the first time in public. It is currently in flight test.
Turkish manufacturer Kale-Baykar is close to securing the first international sale of its Gozcu mini unmanned aircraft with Qatar apparently interested in acquiring the system.
Adept Technology announced that it will add an aerial robot to its range of land-based wheeled mobile platforms. The products from Adept MobileRobots group were showcased at the IEEE ICRA 2011 Conference, which was held at the Shanghai International Convention Centre in Shanghai, China from May 9-13, 2011.
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed yesterday at the 10th International Defence Industry Fair held in Istanbul between Cassidian on behalf of EADS Deutschland GmbH and Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. to establish a close collaboration in the Talarion programme.
The Red River Valley Research Corridor is holding its 5th Annual Unmanned Aviation Systems Action Summit at the Alerus Center, Grand Forks, North Dakota, on June 2-3, 2011. It will focus on developing and strengthening the Nation’s burgeoning unmanned systems industry and advancing the call to develop responses to some of the pressing issues, challenges, and threats.