Events
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of the UAS Subcommittee of the Aeronautics Committee of the NASA Advisory Council. The meeting will be held for the purpose of soliciting, from the aeronautics community and other persons, research and technical information relevant to programme planning. The meeting will
Events
Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 is the only UAS taking part in the flight displays at the LIMA (Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace) Exhibition from 6th to 10th December 2011. The CAMCOPTER S-100 unmanned helicopter was first and only UAS ever to fly at the Paris Air Show in 2009. Subsequently,
Testing
Indra made a flight demo of two of its unmanned aircraft - Mantis plane and the Pelican helicopter - at Villamartin aerodrome (Cadiz, Spain) during the European Robotics Week. The Mantis is the smallest model (2,10 meter wing) of the family of UAS developed by the company. The system,
Events
Southport Aerospace Centre Inc. and Unmanned Systems Canada have announced that the 2012 Student Unmanned Aerial Vehicle competition will be hosted at the Southport Airport, Manitoba from May 4-6 2012. This national competition challenges university/college students from across Canada and various academic disciplines to design, build and fly their
Events
This video of an Iranian Armed Forces Military Parade, featuring several unmanned aircraft and a Mobile Ground Control Station, just appeared on the Internet. Skip forward to about 3 minutes 3o to go straight to the unamanned aircraft, and turn the volume down to avoid the propaganda... Source: YouTube/armyreco
Propulsion
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
Events
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
Events
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. This workshop addressed the following topics and their pertinence to UAS: societal impact, privacy, data protection, liability and ethical concerns. The “chef de file” and
Events
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. Both requirements were revealed for the first time at the Dubai International Air Chiefs' Conference on 12
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For those of us who can't be there, this clip combines travel and exhibition footage to put us in the mood. The 22nd biennial Dubai Air Show runs from November 13-17 and expects more than 50,000 visitors, 500 delegation representatives and 130 aircraft. This year's
Events
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
Events
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