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US Department of Defense RFI
The United States Department of Defense is calling for input from the RPAS industry to help formulate an investment roadmap. This formal Request For Information is also open to those in the Canadian RPAS world – and your…
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Flying Drones in CLASS C Airspace – You mean they’ll let you?
By David Cooke, Guest Contributor There are procedures now to fly UAVs in any controlled airspace as long as you have an advanced RPAS license and an aircraft declared “SAFE” by the manufacturer. Simple….
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USC-STC Comments on Recent Drone Flight over Raptors’ Victory Parade
Ottawa – June 20, 2019: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Canada’s largest organization representing the autonomous vehicle sector – Unmanned Systems Canada/Systèmes Télécommandés Canada (USC-STC) – shares concerns regarding a drone flight that occurred during the Raptors Victory parade in…
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Sandbox Call for Applications / Appel de demandes de participation à l’environnement protégé
The Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program, run by the Department of National Defence has a new update that will be of interest to USC members and others in the UAV ecosystem.
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USC-STC and LOOKNorth Announce Funding Support for Four New Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Projects for Canada’s Drone/Remotely Piloted Vehicles
April 25, 2019 – Ottawa, ON Four new Canadian companies and innovative research projects will be funded by LOOKNorth and Unmanned Systems Canada – Systèmes Télécommandés Canada (USC-STC) as part a national ‘testbed project’ in…
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Transport Canada Updates at Manitoba Precision Ag Workshop
March 6, 2019 – USC-STC Industry Event Update USC-STC’s Mark Aruja and many of our national association members attended the Manitoba Precision Agricultural Workshop held at Southport, MB on March 5th.
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Industry Events: Meet-ups, Workshops & More!
Our Marketing and Communications Committee heard your requests to help share event notices more regularly with our community. Through 2019, our Committee’s immediate and longer-term goals are to: Update this page every few…
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New RPAS/Drone Regulations Released for Canada
Montreal, QC – On Wednesday, Transport Canada released new regulations for the rapidly-growing Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS) or industry in Canada. Published in Canada Gazette II, the new rules govern all aspects of Visual Line of…
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Canada is the ‘Country of Honour’ at FAMEX 2019
Unmanned Systems/Systèmes Télécommandés Canada encourages companies to apply for CanExport funding to attend FAMEX in Mexico this April If your company is looking to build your international network of suppliers and buyers and…
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LOOKNorth BVLOS Call For Proposals Issued
As announced at Unmanned Canada 18, LOOKNorth BVLOS call for proposals has been released. The CFP and proposal template are attached. For the latest updates please go to https://www.looknorth.org/. For further information contact Neil…
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