Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, is training students to repair and maintain unmanned aircraft. The programme just started this month, but officials there say companies are already trying to recruit graduates.
Category Archives: Training
Red River Valley Research Corridor Takes Off
Riverside Research, a not-for-profit, scientific-research institution, has teamed with Unmanned Applications Institute International (UAII) to provide technical curriculum and faculty instruction for several UAS education and maintenance programmes to various institutions in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Ohio.
Middle Tennessee State University Partners with US Army to Develop UAS Technology
Sidney A. McPhee (left), President of Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, and Army Colonel Timothy Baxter, Project Manager for the Army's Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office
Middle Tennessee State University signed a MoU with the US Army’s UAS Program Office. The Army is partnering with MTSU to turn university-level research and development into technology applicable to UAS.
L-3 Link Simulation & Training and Sinclair Community College Develop UAS Training Capability
L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced that it is collaborating with Dayton, Ohio-based Sinclair Community College to educate students and industry participants in the operation and application of unmanned aircraft systems to support future global market requirements.
L-3 Link Installs Predator Mission Aircrew Training System in Tucson
Latest Configuration PMATS as Delivered to the US Air Force
L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced that it has installed a Predator Mission Aircrew Training System (PMATS) at Tucson Air National Guard (ANG) Base and completed upgrades on fielded systems at Holloman Air Force Base (AFB).
DRS Defense Solutions to Provide UAS Simulation Services for Joint UAS Center of Excellence
DRS Defense Solutions announced that it has been awarded a contract by Fleet & Industrial Supply (FISC) in Norfolk, Va., in support of the Joint Unmanned Aircraft System Center of Excellence (JUAS COE) at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada.
CAE Teams with Aeronautics on Unmanned Aircraft Simulation
CAE and Aeronautics announced that the two companies have signed a strategic teaming agreement making CAE the preferred simulation and mission training solution provider for Aeronautics unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
Sinclair College and Unmanned Applications Institute Team for New Classes
Sinclair College of Dayton, Ohio, and the Unmanned Applications Institute, of Grand Forks, North Dakota, have signed a teaming agreement for innovative training in the emerging industry of unmanned aircraft systems. These classes will serve as the foundation for an emerging UAS programme to be hosted by Sinclair College.