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2019 Award Nominations Close September 30
Who do you admire in Canada’s Unmanned and Remotely Piloted Vehicle Systems sector? Is there an individual or organization you believe deserves acknowledgement on a national stage? Unmanned Systems Canada / Systèmes Télécommandés Canada is now accepting nominations for…
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2019 – 2020 UAS Student Competition Announced! Get ready to compete in Southport next May
USC-STC sets the scenario for 12th Canada’s National Annual Student Competition Sept. 5, 2019 – NEWS RELEASE Ottawa, ON
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New UC19Ottawa Micro-Site
In case you’ve missed it on social media, USC-STC is proud to unveil a new micro-site dedicated to the upcoming UC19Ottawa conference. We’ll give you the link in a second, but here’s a quick sneak peek:
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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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Students – Apply Before August 31st for the $2500 Mark Cuss Memorial Scholarship
USC-STC is honoured to support Canada’s rising stars contributing to the future of Unmanned Systems In December 2006, a young, gifted unmanned vehicles…
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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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TC RPAS Procurement Draft RFP issued – Short Deadline – July 18
Public Works and Government Service Canada (PWGSC) is seeking to engage further with Industry through consultation on a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for the acquisition of a Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) for the Government of…
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CARLETON TEAM WINS CANADA’S FIRST-EVER UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE STUDENT COMPETITION #UGV19
Canada’s First National Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) Student Competition (OTTAWA): A team from Carleton University, the Carleton Autonomous Rovers, has won the first-ever Unmanned Ground Vehicle Competition – #UGV19 – organized by Unmanned Systems…
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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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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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