UAS Training Forum Attracts Leading Nations to Gather in London

"Teal Group Assumes That the Global UAV Market to Total $94 Billion in the Next Decade"

LONDON, March 13, 2011 - The demand for unmanned aerial systems from the leading Air Forces around
the globe is increasing year-on-year. Hence, key industry players are
predicting the market will nearly double in the next decade as the future
requirements are set to be outlined at the UAS training forum
(www.uastrainingconference.com/Event.aspx?id=414302).

Air Force personnel including those of the US Air Force, Royal Air Force,
Italian Air Force, German Air Force, and Sri Lankan Air Force will be
gathering at the meeting to discuss the key training challenges, requirements
and programmes for a series of UCAV, HALE, MALE and Small UAS
(www.uastrainingconference.com/Event.aspx?id=414302) fixed wing
platforms including the Global Hawk, Scan Eagle and Predator.

Chief of Italian Aerospace division Brigadier General Giovanni Fantuzzi
will be discussing the Italian Air Force requirements for 2011, looking at
the future capability and matching requirements as well as future
acquisitions.

From the Sri Lankan Air Force, UAV Commander Group Captain Silshan Wasage
will address how to meet the counter-insurgency operational needs through
unmanned systems, as well as how to understand the need for enhanced ISR
training. From the RAF, Wing Commander Jonathan Clarke would like to present
on the UK DAEDALUS trial results and what they have discovered.

More information about the event can be found at
www.uastrainingconference.com or by contacting the number below.

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Contact: Bilal Azmat, bilal.azmat at iqpc.co.uk, +44(0)207-368-9468