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Congressional Unmanned Systems Caucus 2012 Science and Technology Fair
09/20/2012
Washington, D.C. – 13 SEP 2012 – Congressmen Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) and Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Chairmen of the Congressional Unmanned Systems Caucus hosted the 2012 Science and Technology Fair. The Congressmen welcomed Congressional members, staff, industry leaders and representatives...
Congressman McKeon Shares Concerns with FAA over Unmanned System Integration into the National Airspace
08/07/2012
Washington, D.C. – 1 AUG 2012 – Congressmen Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) along with eight other members of Congress co-signed on a letter addressed to the acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Mr. Michael P. Huerta. The...
Law Enforcement Agencies Brief Congressional Unmanned Systems Caucus
07/25/2012
Washington, D.C. – 20 JUL 2012 – Congressmen Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) and Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Chairmen of the Congressional Unmanned Systems Caucus, welcomed law enforcement representatives from the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Department of Homeland Security, and Customs...
CUSC CO-CHAIR CONGRESSMAN CUELLAR, MAYOR SALINAS VIEW DEMONSTRATION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY
07/03/2012
Laredo, TX—Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo), joined by City of Laredo Mayor Raul Salinas, visited the Laredo Fire/Public Safety International Training Facility to view a ShadowHawk unmanned aerial vehicle and listen to a presentation about the ShadowHawk’s capabilities.“In this era...
Alabama A&M to work with U.S. Army on unmanned aircraft systems program
10/02/2012
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Alabama A&M University announced today it has reached a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Army Project Office for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.The agreement will benefit both Alabama A&M and the Army, according to the school announcement."The Army...
NASA And Partners Test Unmanned Aircraft Technology In N.D.
10/02/2012
The MITRE Corporation and the University of North Dakota (UND) developed automatic sense and avoid computer software algorithms that were uploaded onto a NASA Langley Research Center general aviation aircraft.GRAND FORKS, N.D., Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A joint team...
Research buzz: Unmanned aircraft venture into hurricanes
10/01/2012
By Scott Dance, The Baltimore Sun11:42 a.m. EDT, October 1, 2012Description: NASA's Hurricane Severe Storm Sentinel Mission, also known as HS3, is exploring the massive tropical systems from high altitudes via two unmanned Global Hawk aircraft. Instruments on board the...
Unmanned Aircraft Market Heading for New Heights
09/26/2012
http://www.defpro.com/daily/details/1050/?SID=69c930021698e678182c49a9f8beecbdProjected UAS market value over next 10 years estimated at $70.9bn08:44 GMT, September 26, 2012 NEWTOWN, Conn. | According to Forecast International’s senior unmanned vehicles analyst, Larry Dickerson, the world’s appetite for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) appears insatiable. “Just when...
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Buck McKeon
Rep. McKeon is
helping to educate members of Congress and the public on the strategic,
tactical, and scientific value of UAVs... more>>
Henry Cuellar
In 2010, the House Homeland Security Committee appointed him as the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism. more>>