On 23 June 2011 the European Commission officially announced the creation of the EC UAS Panel at the Paris Air Show. The objective of the EC UAS Panel is to produce a policy document, describing the current global UAS situation and the key challenges facing UAS development and operation in Europe. The policy document should provide concrete recommendations to policy-makers on how obstacles can be removed so as to promote the development of the UAS market in Europe.
Author Archives: Peter van Blyenburgh
UAS Latin America 2011 – Bringing Information to the Latin American UAS Community
The UAS activities in the Latin America are constantly growing. There are ongoing UAS developments (civil & military) in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. There are currently UAS operations (civil and/or military) ongoing in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
ICAO’s NAM/CAR/SAM Civil/Military Cooperation Seminar & Workshop – Lima, Peru
The ICAO NAM/CAR/SAM Civil/Military Cooperation Seminar/Workshop starts today at the premises of the ICAO SAM Regional Office in Lima, Peru and will continue up to 19 August 2011.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION UAS PANEL – Announcement of the Second Workshop
The official announcement of the creation of the EC UAS Panel and its objectives was made by Daniel Calleja in the GIFAS International chalet at the Paris Air Show on 23 June 2011. During this event, Peter van Blyenburgh (UVS International) gave a short overview of the objectives of the EC UAS Panel’s first workshop that was to take place at EUROCONTROL headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on 12 July 2011.
Netherlands Gets its Own Unmanned Aviation Network
On Thursday June 9, 2011, the first meeting of the NVvL network for unmanned aviation was held. Nearly 70 individuals from the sector participated in the meeting, representing more than 40 companies and organizations.
UVS International Partners with ICAUV Bangalore, India Feb 2012
UVS International has been invited, for the second consecutive time, by the Indian Ministry of Defence, Aeronautical Defence Organisation, Defence Research Development Organisation (ADE) to team with them for the organisation and promotion of the ICAUV 2012 conference & exhibition, which will take place at the Eagleton Golf Resort (outside of Bangalore) in India in February 2012.
ICAO Invites UVS International to Help Plan Regional Campaigns
ICAO has notified UVS International that it would like to continue the partnership established for the organisation of the Global Air Traffic Management Forum, which included ATCA, CANSO, EUROCONTROL, IATA, FAA, Department of Defense (USA), Ministry of Transport (Germany), NATO, and UVS International, for the organisation/conduct of a regional campaign of five seminars/workshops on civil/military cooperation in all ICAO regions from 2011 to 2013.
UVS International Partners Chinese Government on $380,000 Innovation Award
UVS International has been invited to be an overseas partner of the AVIC Cup – International UAV Innovation Grand Prix which is being organised by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) and the Chinese Society of Aeronautics & Astronautics (CSAA) at the China Aviation Museum in Beijing, in celebration of the 60th anniversary of China’s aviation industry, on Sept 23 – 25, 2011.