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First UND students with unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) degrees set to graduate Saturday Among the nearly 1,500 receiving degrees from the University of North Dakota during spring commencement on Saturday will be the first graduates in the nation with degrees in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations. “It’s truly the first and only kind of its […]

The Red River Valley Research Corridor has made available presentations and powerpoints from the 2011 UAS Summit that was held on June 2 & 3 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Access the presentations by clicking on the links below. All files are .pdf format. “Emerging Trends in UAS – Looking to the Future” – a […]

Among the nearly 1,500 receiving degrees from the University of North Dakota during spring commencement on Saturday will be the first graduates in the nation with degrees in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations. “It’s truly the first and only kind of its major program in the country at this point,” said Kent Lovelace, chair of […]

A flood fight Flight- April 20, 2011 Rural Oslo, Minn. – the aircraft with the 10-foot wingspan was launched from a slingshot-like apparatus, using pressurized air. Within 12.5 feet, it was traveling at 60miles per hour. And, within seconds, it was producing video of Red River flooding. The prime mission of the ScanEagle, an unmanned […]

L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) have signed agreements with UND to jointly establish an unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) training center at Grand Forks Air Force Base. UND and L-3 Link UAS Training Center, which is expected to begin operations in June 2011, will offer MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper UAS training opportunities to […]

Rep. Rick Berg, R-N.D., voted Friday in favor of a bill that would create four new test sites for unmanned aircraft, a vital step for research and development of the industry. Berg, a member of the Unmanned Systems Caucus, voted in favor of the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011, which passed the house […]

UND has teamed with Corsair Engineering to provide University students with cutting edge training systems for their education in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Students pursuing a UAS major at UND are using the ScanEagle UAS as an example platform to learn mission employment and operational techniques through the use of high-fidelity simulation. The ScanEagle simulator was […]

The first group of eight student pilots in UND’s unmanned aircraft system program completed their academic and flight training earlier this month, the university said Wednesday. They spend at least 120 hours each on a new simulator developed by Corsair Engineering, which UND called a “partner.” The system allowed students to practice running missions on […]

UND and representatives from the Grand Forks Air Force Base signed a historic lease agreement on February 12th, 2011, providing the University’s unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) program a new home on base for research, training and education.

Simlat, a fledgling Israeli company specializing in training unmanned aircraft operators, has just 15 employees in one office, but it’s moving across the world to open its second office in Grand Forks. There are Air Force bases elsewhere with unmanned aircraft, but Yuval Peshin, the company president, said he just likes the way the community […]