A Tampa defence manufacturer has won a five-year, $19.8 million contract to help teach airmen how to operate Predators and Reapers. Continue reading
Category Archives: Training
L-3 Link Wins Predator Mission Aircrew Training System Recompete
L-3 Communications announced that its Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) division has won the recompete for the U.S. Air Force’s Predator Mission Aircrew Training System (PMATS) programme. Continue reading
Australian UAS Manufacturer Offers Free CASA-Approved Operator Training Corses
Cyber Technology is offering free CASA approved CyberQuad MAXI type training courses for all new CyberQuad MAXI orders placed in July. Cyber Technology was originally issued its UAV Operator’s Certificate (OC) by CASA in December 2011 – the first multi-UAV OC in Australia.
NBC Today Show Visits Holloman Air Force Base UAS Training Unit
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Janet Shamlian, a national correspondent for NBC News “Today” show, visited Holloman Air Force Base last week for a live remote from the base, which was used as an introduction for a video segment Shamlian and her crew gathered June 24 during a media day visit. Continue reading
US Trains Philippines on Navy UAS
US troops recently trained their Philippine counterparts how to use surveillance UAS, as Manila seeks to boost military ties with Washington and counter what it perceives as a rising security threat from China. Continue reading
First European UAS Training Centre Launched
The European Unmanned Systems Training Academy (EUTA) is spreading its wings. EUTA is the only institute in Europe to offer a training programme for operators of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Continue reading
Liberty University Team Presents Uses for UAS During National Sheriffs’ Conference
John Marselus, associate dean of Flight Operations for Liberty University School of Aeronautics, joined a team of industry professionals in a presentation on the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in law enforcement on June 22 during the National Sheriffs’ Association Annual Conference in Charlotte, N.C. Continue reading
MAVinci Trains Clients on Civil UAS Applications
MAVinci recently held a training session on the camera equipped “Sirius” unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for its clients in Walldorf near Heidelberg. MAVinci makes UAS with a wingspan of 1.6 metres (5.3 feet) that take aerial images for land surveys conducted for infrastructure projects, mines or applications in the building industry. Continue reading