Many people flew in with these historic planes to the National Museum of the USAF where the U.S. Air Force hosted the famed Doolittle Tokyo Raiders’ final toast to their fallen comrades during an invitation-only ceremony on Nov. 9. Continue reading
Category Archives: Events
Kansas Unmanned Systems Conference Report
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday were filled with interesting presentations and a lot of great conversation. There were over 150 participants despite the Government shutdown and a wide variety of folks representing a myriad of functional areas for unmanned systems, precision agriculture and beyond were present. Continue reading
WW2 Battle Of Britain Heroes: Spitfire, Hurricane and Mustang
The Supermarine Spitfire Ml.XVI and Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIa of the Alpine Fighter Collection are shown here during their display at the Classic Fighters airshow held at Omaka Aerodrome, Blenheim, New Zealand. Continue reading
UAS TAAC 2013
The NMSU/PSL UAS Technical Analysis and Applications Center (TAAC) is organising the UAS TAAC 2013 on December 9-12, 2013, at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya, located on the Santa Ana Pueblo, just north of Albuquerque, NM. Continue reading
2013 Kansas Unmanned Systems Conference in Manhattan
The 2013 Kansas Unmanned Systems Conference featured a concept brief for using unmanned systems for disaster response and recovery, as well as panel discussions. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Sponsors Australia UAV Challenge Competition
Northrop Grumman Corporation is sponsoring the 2013 and 2014 UAV Challenge — Outback Rescue, a competition in which students develop unmanned airborne vehicles (UAVs) that locate and deliver an emergency package to a fictitious lost hiker. The competition is aimed at encouraging growth in the Australian civil UAV industry and raising awareness of the potential civilian applications. Continue reading
US Army Hosts Open Day Prior to UAS Training Flights in German Civil Airspace
Rest assured, UAS operator Sgt. Carson Wilson says, he’s not here to spy. Next week, a Hunter MQ-5B will be soaring high in a newly established air corridor between the Army’s Grafenwöhr and Hohenfels training areas, marking the first time a US unmanned aircraft will fly beyond military training grounds. Continue reading
Indiana Site Confirmed for NASA UAS Contest
The Ohio/Indiana UAS Center & Test complex confirmed that Camp Atterbury in Indiana will host the upcoming NASA UAS competition. Continue reading