The Outback Rescue Challenge, a competition for developers of unmanned aircraft systems, was held at Kingaroy in Queensland from Monday to Wednesday. An unmanned aircraft was able to find a dummy of a missing bushwalker with no human intervention in what CSIRO believes is a world-first for a non-military UAS. Continue reading
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UAS Nordic Conference – Oslo 13th November 2012
The UAS Nordic Conference (UNC 12) is the largest Nordic UAS conference and provides in a single day full overview of what is going on in unmanned flight. It will take place on 13th November 2012 in Oslo Congress Centre in Youngstorget, near the central communications and accommodation at Oslo S. Continue reading
AVIC to Display Wing Loong UAS at Zhuhai Airshow in November
The highlight exhibits at China’s Zhuhai Airshow, to be held in Zhuhai from November 13 to 18 will include a complete “Wing Loong” UA system by AVIC. Continue reading
Life-Saving UAS Tested at Burning Man
A humanitarian group called Ideate recently tested UAS’ viability as a real-world delivery vehicle in one of the harshest, most brutal environments imaginable — Burning Man. Continue reading
Ars Electronica World Record with 49 Swarming Quadcopters at Arts Festival
The highlight of this year’s Voestalpine Klangwolke Festival in Linz, Austria, was a choreographed air show with 49 quadcopters equipped with LEDs. Ars Electronica Futurelab and Ascending Technologies GmbH set a world record with the largest swarm of these “quadrocopters” outdoors at the same time. Continue reading
14th Annual UAS Technical Analysis and Applications Center (TAAC) Conference December 4-6 in New Mexico
The 14th annual UAS Technical Analysis and Applications Center (TAAC) conference will beheld on December 4-6, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa at Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico. Continue reading
DARPA’s Plan X Cyberwar Workshop – By Invitation Only
On Sepember 27, DARPA will hold a workshop to flesh out the US government’s cyberwar strategy called “Plan X.” The one-day workshop consists of a general access session for government employees and contractors, along with a Secret-clearance and above closed session to draw a roadmap for the future of America’s cyberwar forces. Continue reading
UK Royal Aeronautical Society’s Annual Conference – UAS Operations – “Dependable, Effective and Efficient”
This year’s UAS Royal Aeronautical Socity’s Annual Conference continues the tradition of getting the people that shape industry both in the UK and abroad together to share their thoughts, their perspectives and their visions for one of the world’s fastest growing industries – Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Continue reading