NOAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems

UAS Test Beds - Arctic

Unmanned Aircraft Systems and the Arctic

Recent News

Unmanned Aircraft Launched from NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson - October 29, 2008
Scientists have successfully launched and retrieved an unmanned aircraft from the NOAA ship Oscar Dyson this month, preparing for a planned expedition to study ice seals in the Bering Sea in the spring of 2009.

Arctic Unmanned Stakeholder Meetings

August 26-27, 2008 - Anchorage, Alaska

October 16-17, 2007 - Fairbanks, Alaska - Final Report - This meeting is intended to give regional experts, past participants and other interested parties a venue to provide ideas and input into NOAA's UAS mission planning. The objective is to facilitate interagency cooperation and collaboration between agencies with similar requirements or related missions.

For more information, please contact:

Dr. Betsy Weatherhead Arctic Testbed Co-lead 303-497-6653 Betsy.Weatherhead@noaa.gov

Dr. Robyn Angliss Arctic Testbed Co-lead 202-526-4032 Robyn.Angliss@noaa.gov

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