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More VTOL UAS are on display at the Aviation Expo China 2011 trade show in Beijing. Chinese companies and institutions are developing a range of helicopter unmanned air vehicles for military and civilian applications. One of the systems, the Sunward Tech SUV200, has a 200kg (441lb) payload capacity, and was
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This year competition includes not only unmanned air vehicles but unmanned ground vehicles as well. The format of the competition will build on the success of the UAV competitions held in 2007, 2009 and 2011 and will keep expanding through the involvement of UGVs. There are two competitions running together
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The International Micro Air Vehicle Conference (IMAV 2011) which was held in the Netherlands last week, also featured a series of indoor and outdoor competitions. Winner of the KLPD user trophy (Best operational MAV) was the Akaflieg Team from the Academic flight club Bremen, Germany. Full results are available here.
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The Aviation Expo China 2011, being held in Beijing from September21-24, opened yesterday. The advanced domestic unmanned helicopter, codenamed Z-5, is on display in the exhibition hall. It will be the first time that the helicopter has been seen by the public at large, who will have access to the
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Elbit Sisteme Romania will present an array of its advanced next-generation solutions and systems at EXPOMIL 2011, which takes place in Bucharest Romania, 22-25 September. The Company’s exhibition booth will be the venue for a full spectrum of advanced systems demonstrating leadership in all of its business areas. A
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The fastest-growing occupation in the US Air Force — warzone surveillance — soon may be reaching its peak as the Defense Department looks for ways to cut costs. The deployment of Air Force remotely piloted aircraft across Iraq and Afghanistan grew rapidly over the past eight years, at the same time that
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The aerospace industry’s Autonomous Systems Technology Related Airborne Evaluation & Assessment (ASTRAEA) programme is about to test wireless communication system designed to allow a UAS to securely send video footage and other information to its ground-based operator at the highest possible speed, even when it is out of direct
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Germany could be within weeks of making a decision that will have a major influence on the viability of Cassidian’s Talarion UAS programme, while the EADS company is maintaining its call for France and the UK to also become involved. A long-proposed solution for the UAS requirements of France,
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona hosted the Aerospace & Defense Research Collaboratory (ADRC) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Symposium on Friday, September 9, 2011. The event, entitled A Shared Vision for Arizona’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Community, was supported by the ADRC, under Science Foundation Arizona’s Aerospace and Defense
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China Aviation Publishing & Media Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of China Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC), and the organizer of the UAS China 2011 conference has informed UVS International, that due to an overload of work caused by various aviation related events in China, the decision has been taken to not
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Liam Quigley with Yamaha Rmax Australian UAS distributors continue to pitch to farmers with flying demonstrations of the latest hardware attracting rural interest at a Marburg field day just west of Brisbane. The deployment of these systems is well documented by the military but the spotlight is now focusing on
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The Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) activities are constantly growing in Latin America. There are ongoing developments (civil & military) in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. UAS operations (civil and/or military) are currently taking place in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.Amongst others,