QinetiQ’s Zephyr team has been honoured by the IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) for their world record breaking work on a High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft by winning both the awards for Emerging Technologies and Product Design at the prestigious IET Innovation Awards event held in London on Wednesday 9th November. Continue reading
Category Archives: Events
Sense & Avoid Science and Research Panel First Open Industry Day
The Sense & Avoid (SAA) Science and Research Panel (SRP), chartered by the Unmanned Warfare office in the Office of Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L) within the Office of the Secretary Of Defense, held the first of what will prove to be many Open Industry Days on October 26-27, 2011 at the MIT/LL facilities located in Burlington, MA. Continue reading
European Commission UAS Panel’s 4th Workshop
On 16 November 2011, the European Commission UAS Panel’s 4th Workshop took place in the Europa meeting room at EUROCONTROL headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Continue reading
UAE Air Force Evaluates MALE and UCAV Requirements
The United Arab Emirates Air Force and Air Defence has outlined a long-term acquisition strategy that includes fielding a next-generation fighter and an unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) between 2018 and 2025. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin at the Dubai Air Show
For those of us who can’t be there, this clip combines travel and exhibition footage to put us in the mood. Continue reading
ICUAS 12 June 2012 – Succeeds UAV 08-10
Since its debut in 2008, the annual UAV Symposium has grown tremendously. To better reflect this growth and embrace the attention the field of unmanned systems receives globally, this annual meeting will be renamed “INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS”. ICUAS 12 will be held in Philadelphia, PA, during the week of June 11, 2012. Continue reading
European Commission UAS Panel’s 4th Workshop
On 16 November 2011, the European Commission UAS Panel’s 4th Workshop will take place in the Europa meeting room at EUROCONTROL headquarters in Brussels, Belgium from 09.00 to 17.40 (registration starts at 08.30). This workshop will cover the following topics and their pertinence to UAS: societal impact, privacy, data protection, liability and ethical concerns. Continue reading
UAS Latin America Highlights UAS Potential
On 25-27 October 2011 the UAS Latin America conference & exhibition took place at the Technology Park in Sao José dos Campos in Brazil. Continue reading


