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Global UAV Subsidiary NOVAerial Completes Demonstration for NRC and the Department of National Defence

Global UAV Technologies Ltd.  is pleased to announce that on November 21, 2017 NOVAerial demonstrated the flight capabilities of the Procyon 800E to the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and various members of the Department of National Defence.  USC congratulates this corporate member. [wpdm_package id=4141 template=”link-template-calltoaction3.php”]  

Manitoba Precision Agriculture Workshop -12 December 2017, Southport MB

Back by popular demand, Unmanned Systems Canada along with Southport MB will host the Precision Agriculture Workshop on December 12th, 2017.  The all day event highlights UAV services and training, precision ag hardware, soils and  regulations and equipment for aerial application. The networking is  time well spent. The early bird registration fee of $85 has […]

CARAC Plenary 22 Feb 2018

Notice to UAV stakeholders, We are pleased to announce that the CARAC Plenary will take place on February 22, 2018. Please save the date in your calendar. More details to follow. Sincerely, Canadian Aviation Regulation Advisory Council  Transport Canada / Government of Canada [email protected] / TTY:  1-888-675-6863 ************************************************************************* Avis aux intervenants des systèmes de véhicules aériens […]

DFO RFP for UAV for Research on Sea Ice Habitat

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Freshwater Institute (FWl) wish to acquire an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for research on sea ice habitat characterization and marine mammals. The UAV platform will be deployed during campaigns in ice-covered waters of the last Ice Area to map sea ice topography, sea ice and snow surface properties, and the […]

Royal Canadian Navy Issues UAS RFP – due 15 Dec

The RCN has issued an RFP for the acquisition and support of a Maritime Miniature Unmanned Aircraft System (MMUAS) for Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) to support the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN).The MMUAS will be used to provide the RCN a beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) ISR capability aboard the Kingston-class ships. Bids are due on 15 December […]

UnmannedCanada Day 2 – Economic Development

In his key note address on day 2 of UnmannedCanada 2017, The Honorable Brad Duguid, Minister of Economic Development and Growth for Ontario, confirmed support for the development, testing and sales of unmanned vehicle technology as a key factor to help grow the new economy.  He emphasized the  commitment to increase  STEM and AI Masters […]

DJI Seeks Transport Canada’s Help For Safety Quiz For New Drone Pilots

UnmannedCanada 2017: November 7, 2017 – DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, on Thursday asked Transport Canada to help improve Canadian drone safety by working with DJI to develop a mandatory Knowledge Quiz for people before they fly a DJI drone for the first time. http://www.dji.com/newsroom/news/dji-seeks-transport-canadas-help-for-safety-quiz-for-new-drone-pilots

Arctic UAV signs Distribution Agreement with Dutch Based High Eye

November 1, 2017, Unmanned Canada Conference, Toronto. Arctic UAV Inc., an Iqaluit based aerial imaging provider using unmanned systems has recently signed a distribution agreement with High Eye from the Netherlands (www.higheye.nl) to sell their unmanned helicopter system to Canadian, Greenlandic & Alaskan markets. [wpdm_package id=3993 template=”link-template-calltoaction3.php”]