18th - 19th May 2009, Hilton Euston Hotel, London, UK
Over 90 leading military decision-makers are expected to attend Unmanned Air Systems taking place in London in June 2009.
Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) are the fastest growing segment of the aerospace market. UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) are already operated by over 50 countries worldwide and currently represent 25% of the Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) market. This percentage will inevitably grow as UAVs are increasingly supplementing Manned Air Surveillance Platforms.
Speakers include Mr. Alex Lovett, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Advanced Systems and Concepts and Colonel William Bridges, Chief of Airborne Reconnaissance Division, U.S. Department of Defense. Senior Military Officers and Leading UAS Experts from the U.S.A., U.K., France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Canada will address all the key issues relating to Unmanned Air Systems, including
- The Latest Unmanned Air System Plans and Requirements of the U.K., U.S.A., France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Canada
- Key Unmanned Air System Programmes – MQ-9 Reaper, RQ-4 Global Hawk, Eurohawk, Watchkeeper, RQ-7 Shadow 200, ADS95 Ranger, Predator
- State-of-the-Art Sensor Payloads – Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
- New Technical Developments – Micro Air Vehicles
In addition to the conference, 2 master-classes of great relevance to Unmanned Systems will be presented by world-class experts:
A) Synthetic Aperture Radar Principles and Applications – by Professor Peter Hoogeboom, Senior Adviser Radar, TNO Defence Security and Safety, The Hague and Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
B) Current and Future UAS Developments – by Mr. Bill Sweetman, Editor-in-Chief of Defence Technology International
Further information is available from the conference website www.hansonwade.com.
