Now known as RPAS 2012, it is the 14th consecutive year that UVS International is organising an Annual Conference and Exhibition for the Global RPAS community. The event is being held on June 5 – 7 in Paris, and the complete Conference Programme of 47 presentations, complete with speaker bio data and extracts, is now available on its web site. Continue reading
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University of North Dakota Co-Sponsors Sixth Annual Summit on UAS in Grand Forks May 22-23
How unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are used for both peaceful and military purposes will be the focus of the Sixth UAS Action Summit May 22-23 at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. Continue reading
Wired Business Conference: Drones, Tractors and Beyond
Mary “Missy” Cummings, Professor, at Massachusetts Institute of Technology talk to Wired’s Chris Anderson about the future of robots, UAS and tractors.
Kazakhstan’s KADEX Defence Expo Means UAS Business
Perhaps the most intriguing exhibit at Kazakhstan’s KADEX defense expo was a sleek, modern booth showing off several mockup UAS in front of a backdrop advertising the “Business Council of the International Commission for Military-Economic Cooperation of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.”
Aviation Week’s NextGen Conference Calls Sense-And-Avoid Biggest Challenge To UAS Integration
Panelists at Aviation Week’s NextGen conference identified a proven sense-and-avoid system as the biggest challenge for the coming integration of unmanned aircraft into the national airspace system (NAS). Continue reading
UAE Innovation Challenge 2012 in Abu Dhabi
The two-day UAE Innovation Challenge got underway on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi. Continue reading
Successful Conclusion of ICAO UAS Seminar in Lima, Peru
ICAO’s first regional UAS Seminar took place in Lima, Peru on 18-20 April 2012. This successful event was organised by the ICAO South American Regional Office in cooperation with UVS International and featured 26 speakers from ICAO, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA. Continue reading
NASA Dryden Project Highlights – Video
This video was just posted showing a quick overview of some of the projects being worked on at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center. Continue reading