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Five day conference starts at Agra, India on assessment of futuristic UAVs

Five day conference to assess futuristic unmanned aerial vehicles began at Agra on Tuesday. It attempts to initiate India-United States collaboration in defence technologies. The important aspect is the participation by Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

On several high level bilateral forums, they have urged greater collaboration with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as a test for conducting further collaboration with the U.S.

Also participating in the event are the National Aerospace Laboratories and the Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment besides the international R&D offices of the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force.

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) have become important in the military field. The conference is showcasing the next-generation micro air vehicles (MAV) and unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) that are almost ready for end-use.

Twelve international teams from the academia, government and industry (two from the U.S., one each from Germany, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Japan, and Australia and four from India) will conduct briefings, display technology and demonstrate capability during the event.

Source: defenceindia.com