Unmanned Aircraft Experts and Military Leaders Meet in Washington for UAS Defense & Tactics Conference this July

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New-Fields today announced its Unmanned Aircraft Systems Defense and Tactics Conference to be held in Washington, DC on July 29-30, 2010. This cutting-edge conference brings together military, federal and local governments, acquisition executives, program managers, academia and industry to discuss their plans to expand their UAS use and to address the challenges facing potential expanded use of UA.

“The UAS Conference will showcase the latest advances that the industry and government have made in technology, interoperability standards, data security and integrating UA into civil airspace”

“The UAS Conference will showcase the latest advances that the industry and government have made in technology, interoperability standards, data security and integrating UA into civil airspace” said Ahmed Farajallah, senior vice president, events and conferences, New Fields “UASDTC’s presentations and panel discussions will also include sense & avoid technology development, weaponization issues and in-depth look at the current EU and US programs”

Other featured sessions include:

• Presentations and Panel Discussions include:
  • Incorporate Human Factors in UAS Design
  • Launch and Recovery Equipment
  • Payload and Sensor Integration
  • Ground Station Command, Control, and Communications (C3)
  • Lost Link Challenges
  • Multi Aircraft Control
  • Full Autonomy
  • Evolution, UAS System-of-Systems
  • UAS Threats
  • UAS Vulnerabilities
  • “Plug and Play” Capabilities
  • Motion Detection and Target Tracking technologies
  • All Weather UAS
  • Modular UAS
  • Net-Centric UAS
  • Mine Countermeasure, IED, Gas and Tunnel Detection
  • Commercial-off-the-shelf Data Link Equipment Problems
  • US Unmanned Aircraft Systems Acquisition
  • EU Unmanned Aircraft Systems Acquisition
  • Platform Technologies
  • Propulsion
  • Military, Civil and Humanitarian Operational Deployments and Experiences
  • Maritime & Coastal Surveillance Deployments and Experiences

For up-to-date agendas and the complete list of confirmed military speakers, please visit http://new-fields.com/UAS/index.php

The UASDT Conference & Expo

The UAS Defense and Tactics Conference and Expo will provide exhibitors and sponsors the opportunity to network and to have direct access to senior ranking military officers from US DoD and European defense agencies as well as international acquisition officers.

About New-Fields

Founded in 1994, New Fields today is a leading information provider and conference/trade-shows organizer on defense, homeland security to governments, defense and law enforcement agencies, industries and academia around the world.

Industry Speaking Opportunities, Sponsorship and Exhibition:

Call Erica Montero at 202-536-5000 or email her at [e-mail]

Military, Government & Academia Rates

In order to extend the education of the Unmanned Aerial Systems to much wider community that is shaping the UAS evolution. Special reduced registration rates are available for active military, government and academia. For complete information please visit http://new-fields.com/UAS/brochures/uas_brochure.pdf or call [phone]

For more information on the UASDTC visit new-fields.com/UAS/, or call 202-536-5000.