The opening day of the UVS International RPAS 2014 conference in Brussels on 23 June 2014 will be dedicated to National RPAS community views on current commercial RPAS operations and will feature 10 presentations from 10 different countries. Continue reading
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Explaining the European Approach To Civil RPAS
On 23 June 2014, the RPAS 2014 conference in Brussels, Belgium will be opened with a speech by Mr Siim Kallas, Vice President of the European Commission & Commissioner for Transport. The RPAS 2014 conference, which is coordinated with ICAO, European Commission, European RPAS Steering Group, EASA, SESAR JU, EUROCONTROL, EDA, JARUS, ECAC, and the International RPAS Coordination Council, will be Europe’s most important RPAS event in 2014. Continue reading
Next-Gen UAS – Armed, Modular and Smaller
Asked what market trends he sees for the future, Michael Blades, an analyst with Frost & Sullivan, told an audience at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) annual conference, that the ability to defend itself in contested environments is No. 1 on his list. Continue reading
6th Unmanned Systems Canada UAV Student Competition Winners Announced
Eleven university student teams from across Canada competed in the Operational Phase of the 6th Unmanned Systems Canada UAV Student Competition hosted by Southport Aerospace Centre, south of Portage la Prairie MB. Congratulations to VAMUdeS – Université de Sherbrooke for winning 1st Place on May 4, 2014. Continue reading
JARUS Information and Dissemination Workshop
The Second JARUS Information and Dissemination Workshop will take place on May 20, 2014 and is kindly hosted by EUROCONTROL in Brussels. Continue reading
Students Launch UAS Crowd-Funding Campaign
Cal State Fullerton is experimenting with crowdfunding to provide student groups and organizations with assistance in their major projects. University Advancement, which manages donation programs, has selected four projects as part of a pilot program that will serve as an experiment to see what funding goals can best attract potential donors. Continue reading
Line-Up for 2014 UAE Innovation Challenge Announced
The 2014 UAE Innovation Challenge, organized by Northrop Grumman Corporation, promises to provide plenty of thrills and spills as 14 student teams from the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) put their engineering and design skills to the test.
SkyBarge Wins Regional American Society of Mechanical Engineers Competition.
SkyBarge, created by a group of nine engineering majors at Cal Poly, won a regional American Society of Mechanical Engineers competition. held on April 5th. Cal Poly hosted the contest, which is held annually at various campuses. Continue reading