RPAS 2017, the European Civil RPAS Policy, Regulatory & Innovation Forum, is an international conference focusing on remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) operational matters, current & future applications, policy & regulatory matters, current bottlenecks & innovative possible solutions, technical & performance requirements, system & sub-system developments, aerial work customer requirements, novel operations, as well as experience & lessons learned. Continue reading
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ICAO Releases RFI for UAS Traffic Management Systems
The International Civil Aviation Organisation has taken on the task of developing a common global framework for unmanned aircraft traffic systems, it said at the Assn. for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International’s (AUVSI) Xponential in Dallas last week. Continue reading
Hydra Technologies Awarded by Mexican Air Force
Hydra Technologies was recognized for its technological achievements by the Mexican Air Force during the inaugural day of the 2017 edition of the “Feria Aeroespacial Mexico” (FAMEX 2017), a major aerospace tradeshow specialized in the military and civilian aviation industries. Hydra receives this award for the creation, manufacture and deployment of the highly advanced S45 Baalam Tactical Unmanned Aerial Surveillance System. Continue reading
USAF Academy Cadets Second in UAS Competition
The US Air Force Academy took second place to the Naval Academy at the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency sponsored unmanned aerial systems Swarm Competition, April 23-25 at Camp Roberts, California. Continue reading
Canada 2017 Student UAS Competition Results
Thirteen university student teams from across Canada competed in the Flying Phase of the 9th Unmanned Systems Canada UAS Student Competition hosted by Centre d’Excellence sur les Drones (CED) in Alma QC from 28 – 30 April. Congratulations to the winner, University of Toronto – UAV Division. Continue reading
Commercial Drone Week Features Drone World Expo as Flagship Event
JD Events, producers of Drone World Expo, has announced the launch of Commercial Drone Week, which will include meetings, conferences, networking, tours, demos and receptions to continue face to face conversations around its flagship event.
AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2017 – Exclusive Speaker Interviews – Tyler Collins
We wanted to know more about some of the speakers and panelists at his year’s AUVSI EXPONENTIAL, which takes place May 8 – 11 in Dallas. Next up is Tyler Collins, VP of Airspace Services – LATAS at PrecisionHawk , who will be presenting a session on BVLOS and the FAA Pathfinder Program.
Tyler heads product development and partnership initiatives for PrecisionHawk’s LATAS platform, a low altitude traffic and airspace safety platform, which has received significant interest as a means to encourage widespread adoption of UAVs through the FAA Pathfinder Program and the NASA UTM project. Continue reading
AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2017 – Exclusive Speaker Interviews – Dyan Gibbens
We wanted to know more about some of the speakers and panelists at his year’s AUVSI EXPONENTIAL, which takes place May 8 – 11 in Dallas. First up is Dyan Gibbens, Founder and President, Trumbull Unmanned, who will be a panelist on the ‘Women in Robotics’ session, as well as running a panel on ‘Unmanned Operations for Oil & Gas’ and moderating a Keynote Panel on ‘Unmanned Systems Shaping the Enterprise’. Continue reading