Category Archives: Announcements

There is still time to join us at AUVSI’s Xponential 2016!

We are gearing up to exhibit in New Orleans, USA May 2 – 5th at Xponential, one of the largest unmanned vehicles events and international marketplaces attracting over 8,000 attendees from over 55 countries. Are you looking to sell your technology or service to the US and other international markets?  We offer a turnkey exhibit […]

USC, CAVCOE and Invest Ottawa Partner in Automated Vehicles Event

The complex issues surrounding automated vehicles grabbed the attention of 85 members of industry, government and academia involved in the sector at an event held in Ottawa on Wednesday. Mr Barrie Kirk, executive director of The Canadian Automated Vehicles Centre of Excellence (CAVCOE) and Mark Aruja, the Chair of USC, co-hosted the event. Read the […]

Draganfly Innovations, First to Obtain Transport Canada’s Compliant Status for Multiple UAV Systems

Saskatoon, SK & Venice, CA – March 31, 2016 – Draganfly Innovations Inc. announced today that Transport Canada now considers Draganfly’s Declaration of Compliance for all four current production Draganflyer UAVs to be complete. This allows Draganfly to issue Statements of Conformity to clients seeking to become Compliant Operators in accordance with Staff Instruction 623-001. […]

Successful BVLOS Field Trial of Rescue Drone Technology

  Kongsberg Geospatial, an Ottawa-based developer of real-time, mission critical, geospatial visualization software, and the County of Renfrew Paramedic Service announced today the successful conclusion of field trials of a new software application developed to improve the safety of operating a search-and-rescue drone beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS). The Country of Renfrew Paramedic Service is one […]

Call for Presentations

Unmanned Canada 2016 – CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS – Note – EXTENDED DEADLINE: June 10, 2016   5pm EDT Unmanned Systems Canada will be holding its internationally renowned Annual Conference 1-3 November 2016 in Edmonton, AB to present Canadian and international experience and innovation in the field of Unmanned Vehicle Systems (UVS) technologies. The success of the […]

Unmanned Aerial System for the National Aerial Surveillance Program

Public Works and Government Services Canada is seeking to engage industry in consultation on the development of a proposed competitive procurement for the acquisition of an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) for the Government of Canada, Transport Canada. Transport Canada has a requirement  for a UAS including communication links, ground control stations, sensor packages, as well […]

Join USC at University of Ontario UAV Industry Day – April 11th 2016

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology, (UOIT) Oshawa campus will be hosting a UAV Industry Day on April 11th,  2016,  FREE of charge.   The interactive day is an opportunity for students, industry members, and interested community members to come together for diverse guest speakers, demonstrations, and networking opportunities. Join USC’s Chairman at this […]

UN UAS services Expression of Interest closes 4 March

The United Nations Procurement Division (UN/PD) seeks UAS operators to express interest in participating in various tender exercises for the provision of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) with multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in support of UN Peacekeeping Missions. Due to the nature of UN Peacekeeping Operations, these services may involve operation into high threat level […]

Call for Experts – ISO/TC20/SC16

ISO/TC 20/SC 16 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Email of secretary: [email protected] Secretariat: ANSI (United States) Call for Experts – ISO/TC20/SC16 Document type: Public document Date of document: 2016-02-02 Expected action: ACT Action due date: 2016-03-01 Background: The ISO Unmanned Aircraft Systems Subcommittee (ISO/TC 20/SC 16) hereby invites interested and qualified subject matter experts to submit their […]