Eleven university student teams from across Canada competed in the Operational Phase of the 6th Unmanned Systems Canada UAV Student Competition hosted by Southport Aerospace Centre, south of Portage la Prairie MB. Congratulations to VAMUdeS – Université de Sherbrooke for winning 1st Place on May 4, 2014. Continue reading
Category Archives: Events
JARUS Information and Dissemination Workshop
The Second JARUS Information and Dissemination Workshop will take place on May 20, 2014 and is kindly hosted by EUROCONTROL in Brussels. Continue reading
Students Launch UAS Crowd-Funding Campaign
Cal State Fullerton is experimenting with crowdfunding to provide student groups and organizations with assistance in their major projects. University Advancement, which manages donation programs, has selected four projects as part of a pilot program that will serve as an experiment to see what funding goals can best attract potential donors. Continue reading
Line-Up for 2014 UAE Innovation Challenge Announced
The 2014 UAE Innovation Challenge, organized by Northrop Grumman Corporation, promises to provide plenty of thrills and spills as 14 student teams from the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) put their engineering and design skills to the test.
SkyBarge Wins Regional American Society of Mechanical Engineers Competition.
SkyBarge, created by a group of nine engineering majors at Cal Poly, won a regional American Society of Mechanical Engineers competition. held on April 5th. Cal Poly hosted the contest, which is held annually at various campuses. Continue reading
South African CAA Approval Not Necessary for UAS at Africa Aerospace and Defence Exhibition
South African defence industry companies such as Denel and Paramount Group along with foreign manufacturers of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as unmanned aerial systems (UAS), wanting to fly them at Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) later this year will only have to obtain military permission. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Sponsors 2014 Outback Challenge UAV Competition in Australia
As part of Northrop Grumman Corporation’s effort to increase innovative thinking in engineering and technology among today’s youth, the company is sponsoring the 2014 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Outback Challenge competition in Australia. Continue reading
Thunderbirds Are Go !
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds have finalized their 2014 show schedule. In its 61st season, the team is slated to perform 66 demonstrations at 34 locations. Continue reading