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Alma, QC – May 6th, 2019 – The lights are back on in the Saguenay Valley thanks to the skills of École de technologie supérieure – Team Donolab. They answered the call from the local power company needing drone support to inspect a simulated damaged solar farm. ETS was declared the winner of the 11th […]
The RCMP has issued a broad-scope Request For Information (RFI) regarding multiple aspects of RPAS (including procurement). The deadline for interested parties is to express their interest is May 21st. According to the Tender, “The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) plans to establish a competitive Standing Offer for the acquisition of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems […]
Updated as of June 18, 2019: This year’s Call for Speakers is now closed, and we’re happy to report that we received over 50 abstracts to consider for UC19Ottawa. The USC-STC Conference Program team will review all proposals then contact applicants over the next few months. Original post: April 25, 2019:Unmanned Systems Canada – Systèmes […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: UNMANNED SYSTEMS CANADA CONDEMNS GATWICK AIRPORT DRONE INTRUSION (OTTAWA): Unmanned Systems Canada/Systèmes Télécommandés Canada (USC-STC), the national industry association representing the unmanned vehicle systems sector, condemns the deliberate, illegal and irresponsible use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones) to disrupt commercial flights at Britain’s Gatwick Airport. On Wednesday, December 19th close to 9 pm […]
Last week, at #UC18VANCOUVER, we took great pride in presenting our annual awards to students, trailblazers, and others making remarkable contributions to the unmanned sector. We wrote about that in this post. We wanted to make things a little more formal by acknowledging these accomplishments with a news release. You can download that .pdf file […]
Our 16th annual conference is now over – and what a terrific gathering it was! We’ve had very positive feedback from USC-STC members about the quality of the technical presentations, the variety and excellence of the exhibits on the floor and – as usual – the outstanding networking that takes place at this event every […]
The annual Unmanned Systems Canada / Systèmes Télécommandés Canada awards were presented Thursday, recognizing outstanding contributions to the unmanned industry, and encouraging students planning to pursue careers in this field. It’s always a highlight of every USC-STC event, and this year was no exception. The first award was the student papers competition, which recognizes excellence in […]
Well, it’s down to the crunch: The final day of what has been an amazing conference of knowledge sharing, networking, and celebration of the unprecedented growth taking place in this industry. But all good things must come to an end. And…after another day of excellent sessions and a final evening of networking, we’ll be calling […]
VANCOUVER – Proposed changes to Canadian legislation governing Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS), popularly known as “drones”, will be announced at the opening of Unmanned Canada 18, the country’s largest annual conference devoted entirely to the rapidly growing industry of unmanned systems – autonomous vehicles that fly, crawl or swim. Read More.