The use of Unmanned Aerial Systems is forecast to continue increasing significantly in the foreseeable future. Given their ability to conduct near-autonomous long endurance surveillance, reconnaissance and other duties (including comms relay and resupply), militaries are embracing their employment wholesale. The pressing issue of integrating UAVs into national airspace is a growing priority in developed nations, and will herald a similar expansion in the civilian sector.

As UAV employment expands, datalink bandwidth limitations and command link security become major concerns. Frequency spectrum management is essential to prevent interference, link quality degradation and even loss of control issues. UAS business cases must now embrace better understood life-cycle costs, personnel requirements and obsolescence management issues.

As technology advances, UAS designs are becoming more novel with greater strengths within an expanded flight regime. Propulsion systems, fuel cell usage, aerodynamic efficiencies and automation breakthroughs are all heralding a new age of capabilities.

This 3-day, classroom and practical instructional program has been developed to meet the needs of engineers, researchers and operators to enhance their understanding of the current Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) environment and will enable individuals or teams entering the UAS market to ‘hit the ground running’. Delegates will gain a working knowledge of UAS system classification, payloads, sensors, communications and data links. You will study the UAS design, development and fielding process through comprehensive case studies. The esoteric aspects of mission planning and human factors, including within multi-aircraft control environments, are described in detail. The critical issue of integrating UAS into civilian National Airspace is comprehensively covered as are the current state of regulations, STANAGS and national programs. Finally, future UAS capabilities are described in detail.

Keven Gambold Director of Operations UNMANNED EXPERTS LLC, USA

Keven Gambold attended Royal Air Force Officer Training in 1992. His first tour was on the Tornado GR1/4 in Germany, during which he flew operationally in Iraq, Kuwait and Kosovo, earning a Mention in Dispatches. He was also the Electronic Warfare Instructor and Laser Targeting Pod lead. Keven finished a second tour in Scotland as a 4-ship lead, Instrument Rating Examiner and Training Officer with full Electro-Optical qualifications and having seen action in Iraq with over 1500 hours on the Tornado.

In 2004 he joined a Combined RAF / USAF Predator UAV Task Force in USA. Whilst on the MQ-1B, Keven logged another 1500 hours combat flying, with two deployments to Launch-Recovery Elements in theatre. He was the senior Standards Evaluator and the project officer for both the introduction of Multi-Aircraft Control (MAC) to the USAF and for the design of an Advanced UAV Cockpit. With a Masters in Aeronautical Operations from Embry- Riddle and a Commercial Pilots License, he is the Director of Operations for Unmanned Experts LLC.

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This training is designed for Directors, HODs, Staff Officers, Programme & Project Managers, Systems Engineers & Technical Staff responsible for:

UAV/UAS

Unmanned Systems

Air Systems

Guided Systems

Maintenance & Engineering

Weapons Systems

Air/Land/Sea Logistics

Air/Land/Sea Operations

Air/Land/Sea Plans

KEY ORGANISATIONS

Ministry of Defence

Defence Acquisition Agency

Defence R&D

Defence Contractors

All defence organisations in using UAV/UAS

All companies and vendors involved in developing and operating UAV/UAS

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