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The only aviation exhibition (civil & military) permitted in Beijing, held once every two years by the China State Council, is being held this year on 21-24 September 2011, at the China National Convention Center (CNCC), Beijing, P.R. China. With its longest history in Asia Pacific region, Aviation Expo
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Turkish Aerospace Industries used the IDEF show in Istanbul to exhibit its Sivrisinek/Mosquito unmanned helicopter for the first time in public. It is currently in flight test. First flown earlier this year and developed using company funds, the vertical take-off and landing Mosquito is being pitched initially to a
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Turkish manufacturer Kale-Baykar is close to securing the first international sale of its Gozcu mini unmanned aircraft with Qatar apparently interested in acquiring the system. "Our negotiations are on final," Kale-Baykar general manager Haluk Bayraktar said during the IDEF show in Istanbul. The company plans to sell 20
Commercial
Adept Technology announced that it will add an aerial robot to its range of land-based wheeled mobile platforms. The products from Adept MobileRobots group were showcased at the IEEE ICRA 2011 Conference, which was held at the Shanghai International Convention Centre in Shanghai, China from May 9-13, 2011. The company
Business
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed yesterday at the 10th International Defence Industry Fair held in Istanbul between Cassidian on behalf of EADS Deutschland GmbH and Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. to establish a close collaboration in the Talarion programme. Signed in the presence of Murad Bayar, The Honourable Undersecretary for
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The Red River Valley Research Corridor is holding its 5th Annual Unmanned Aviation Systems Action Summit at the Alerus Center, Grand Forks, North Dakota, on June 2-3, 2011. It will focus on developing and strengthening the Nation’s burgeoning unmanned systems industry and advancing the call to develop responses to
Military
Azerbaijan Defence Industry Minister, Yavar Jamalov, announced at IDEF-2011 in Istanbul that the Defence Industry Ministry of Azerbaijan plans to produce 60 unmanned aircraft by the end of the year. “A UAS producing plant has been launched. The plant produces two types of unmanned aircraft. The Ministry has placed an
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President Abdullah Gül officially opened the 10th International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF'11) at İstanbul's Tüyap Convention Center in Büyükçekmece on Tuesday. During his remarks Gül emphasized the significance of hosting this fair in a city that connects two continents and has become an important centre in
Commercial
AeroSeeker launched its highly portable, four-rotor, unmanned aircraft with high quality video surveillance and aerial video streaming capabilities at the International Defence Fair in Singapore. Engineered according to the needs of both military and civil users, the flagship model, AERO-405 can be easily carried and set up, ready to fly
Business
Denel Dynamics, the missiles and unmanned aircraft systems business arm of SA defence manufacturer, Denel, is exhibiting at this year’s International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) in Istanbul, Turkey from May 10 – 13. However, the South African company is not treating Turkey as a market for its products, but considers
Research
A team from Dubai Men's College has won the first of the UAE's Unmanned Air Systems Rodeo. The awards ceremony was held at the Centre of Excellence for Applied Research and Training Dhabi (CERT) in Abu Dhabi. The ceremony took place under the patronage of Sheikh
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The DBF (Design/Build/Fly) Competition is an annual, international competition sponsored by Cessna Aircraft Co/Raytheon Missile Systems and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. The Fly-off for the 15th Competition was held at TIMPA Field in Tucson, AZ on the weekend of April 15-17, 2011. Teams were