Short Range and Tactical UAVs

Providing timely and responsive ISR support where it is needed most

Mini, micro and tactical UAVs make up over 40% of the unmanned vehicles currently in service with armed forces around the world today. These systems fulfil a vital requirement, providing units with an organic, flexible ISR capability that can stream live video to the individuals on the front line who need it the most. However, tradeoffs inevitably exist in miniaturising systems to the scale where they can be feasibly integrated onto these airframes. How are these tradeoffs to be effectively managed to ensure that commanders in the field get the capability they need?

DefenceIQ is proud to present "Short Range and Tactical UAV's 2011"; the only event in Europe dedicated to tackling the issues unique to these smaller ISR platforms. The event will bring together serving military and industry experts from around the world to discuss the next generation of small UAV technology and the doctrine behind their use.

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Short Range and Tactical UAV's 2011 will feature briefings from:

Hear from TRADOC Capability Manager for Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) in the US Army, about his office's initiatives to address operational requirements in the realm of small UAS airframe and payload development and the creation of a Universal Ground Control Station to simplify operating multiple unmanned systems.
Learn about the latest airframe and payload developments for micro-UAVs, with presentations from the Fraunhofer Institute, the Institute Saint-Louis, the ISAE, Cranfield University, and Texas A&M University, and learn how these vehicles can be utilised for indoor and urban reconnaissance operations
Analyse operations with Mini-UAV platforms in presentations from the German Army Office, Royal Danish Army, and the Canadian Army, and apply their lessons to your armed forces.

Speaker and Presenter Information

* Col Robert Sova, TRADOC Capability Manager, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Division, US Army * Lt Col Hans-Georg Neuhaus, Staff Officer ISR UAV, German Army Office * Major Roger Otis, Land Technical Staff Program, Project Director for Land Force Family of UAV Project, Director of Land Requirements, Canadian Forces * WO Danny Andersen, Raven B UAS Subject Matter Expert, ISTAR/G5, Danish Army Fire Support Centre * Dr Axel B�rkle, Fraunhofer Insitute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation * Dr Norbert Heinze, Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation * Dr Wolfgang Koch, Head of Sensor Data and Information Fusion, Fraunhofer Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics * Dr Patrick Gnemmi, Aerothermodynamics and Shock-Tube Laboratory, French German Research Institute of Saint Louis * Dr Jean-Marc Moschetta, Director of Graduate School, Institut Sup�rieur de l�A�ronautique et de l�Espace * Prof Guilio Romeo, Professor of Airplane Design and Aerospace Structures, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Turin * Dr Bill Powers, Research Fellow, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, Centre for Emerging Threats and Opportunities, USMC Warfighting Laboratory * Prof Rafał Żbikowski, Cranfield University, Defence Academy of the UK * Dr John Valasek, Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University * Lkol Muller, Netherlands Ministry of Defence