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Small UAS Consortium. The Small UAS Consortium comprises: ARPAS-UK, Blue Bear, Callen-Lenz, QinetiQ, QuestUAV , Think Research, Southampton University SMEs, Prime, academia and national trade association
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Small UAS Consortium • The Small UAS Consortium comprises: • ARPAS-UK, Blue Bear, Callen-Lenz, QinetiQ, QuestUAV, Think Research, Southampton University • SMEs, Prime, academia and national trade association • Formed in 2013 to drive forward the technology and growth potential of small UAS operations in the UK • Contact Dr Sue Wolfe, Callen-Lenz sue.wolfe@callenlenz.com
Small UAS Consortium Project • To overcome key barriers to growth of the sUAS sectorthrough: • Scenarios which extend current routine operations envelope to Beyond Visual Line of Sight, Congested Areas etc. • Development of key technologies, specific to small UAS, including device miniaturization, safety & conspicuityapproaches, secure comms systems, systems integration • Validation through a series of end user-defined demonstrations Exploitation route • Engagement with UAS end users at project outset to develop key demonstration scenarios • Market opportunities with shortened lead times as a direct result of the project Partners that you are seeking • Secure communications • UAS operators already working with end-users