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UAS Student Competition Phase 1 Winners

The competition is off to a stellar start with all 18 teams submitting excellent design papers and qualifying for Phase 2, the flying portion to be held in Southport MB in a month. After an independent review by each member of the judging panel, the results are: Phase 1 Winners Announcement

Kongsberg Geospatial, Renfrew County Paramedics Conduct Successful Beyond Line-of-Sight Field Trial of Rescue Drone Technology

OTTAWA, Ontario, March 24th 2016 —- Ottawa, CA: Kongsberg Geospatial, an Ottawa-based developer of real-time, mission critical, geospatial visualisation 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). A […]

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 […]

Federal government investment and more staff needed to grow Canada’s unmanned aerial systems industry

Canada, with its vast geography, low population density, abundance of resources and challenging environment created the conditions to invent bush flying and the related technologies and know-how. Today, aviation in remote locations is a hallmark of Canadian aviation industry around the world. The next big step is to do some of these most challenging tasks […]

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 […]

INVESTING IN THE GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS OF CANADA’S UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS SECTOR

Canada became the world leaders in safe aviation in remote areas with the invention of bush flying. The next big step is to do some of these most challenging tasks with Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), where we can once again lead the world in innovation. Operations Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) will lead to […]

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: Cortney.robinson@aia-aerospace.org 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 […]

UAS Member Company Collaborates with Montreal Team to Present at Dubai Drone Event

USC’s member ARA Robotique, in partnership with the Montreal based company Humanitas Solutions,  is competing at the UAE Drones For Good Award at Dubai Internet City this week. The  Award received more than 1,000 projects from 165 countries around the world, displaying high levels of innovation and technological development.The projects aim to find innovative solutions […]