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SMi gears up for its 12th annual UAS event

The SMi Group is gearing up for its annual Unmanned Aerial Systems Conference taking place later this month (24 – 25 October 2012).

UAS 2012 - the UK’s leading UAS event - continues to reflect the growth and evolution of the international Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) market.

The programme for the UAS 2012 event brings together a line-up of leading military officials and industry experts exploring the growth and development of the international Unmanned Aerial Systems market and seeks to further identify and establish the transition of UAS into Commercial and Civilian markets.

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High level presentations and case studies will look at the procurement of various UAV platforms by the US and European militaries whilst anlaysing emerging markets worldwide. The conference will go above and beyond a review of developments of Unmanned Aerial Systems by reviewing tactical feedback and addressing issues such as UAS hijacking.

Key Military Speakers include:

• Dr. Bill Powers, US Marine Corps
• Major Lawrence B. Green II,  US Marine Corps
• Major Andrea Esposito, NATO
• Captain Caden Stiles, Canadian Forces
• Lieutenant Colonel Frits Muller, Royal Netherlands Army
• Lieutenant Colonel Pieter Mink, Royal Netherlands Army
• Commander Vincent Chevalier, French Navy
• Major James Palmer, Royal Artillery
• Lieutenant Colonel Zoltán Ozoli – Hungarian National Transportation Agency 

Topics new to 2012 include:

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• Existing Capabilities and Future Requirements across US Marines Corps Family of Systems
• US Marine Amphibious UAS Operational Concepts
• NATO AGS - Allied Ground Surveillance
• Canada’s Unmanned Aircraft Requirements- The Way Ahead
• UAS Training: Learning from the Military
• Convergence to Dual Aviation Authorities & Operational Feedback on ‘METEOR’ & Skylark SUAV
• Update on Short Range Tactical Unmanned Aerial System “Scan Eagle”
• Update on the Mini Unmanned Aerial System ‘RAVEN'
 

For more information please visit: http://www.smi-online.co.uk/unmanned-aerialsystems7.asp

Register online at : http://www.smi-online.co.uk/unmanned-aerialsystems7.asp

For more information contact James Hitchen: +44 (0) 20 7827 6054

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