On the second day of UVS International’s RPAS 2012 Conference in Paris on June 5 – 7, Rick Prosek, Manager of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Office, USA, will give an update on the FAA’s programme of UAS Integration into the National Airspace System entitled “ Current UAS Operations in the National Airspace System and the Research and Development Horizon”. Continue reading
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UVS International – Full RPAS 2012 Conference Programme Now Available
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
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