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AUVSI's 11th Annual Student Unmanned Air Systems (SUAS) Competition 2013

The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) conducted the 11th Annual Student Unmanned Air Systems (SUAS) Competition with numerous university teams competing. Aimed at stimulating and fostering interest in this innovative technology and encouraging careers in the field, the competition challenged the students to design, fabricate,and demonstrate a system capable of completing a specific and independent aerial operation. The competition was held June 19-23, 2013 at Webster Field, St. Inigoes, MD, and John “JC” Coffey represented the NOAA UAS Team.

More information can be found at: http://www.auvsi-seafarer.org/news-events/2013-competition.asp