UAV Challenge Outback Rescue 2010 off to a flying start

The 2010 UAV Challenge is shaping up to be the most exciting Challenge yet, with a record 41 teams successfully completing the first deliverable in the Search & Rescue Challenge.

Teams from ten different countries across five continents will compete to rescue Outback Joe and collect A$50,000 in prize money:

Australia
Brazil
Canada
Estonia
Hong Kong
Iran
Israel
Netherlands
Switzerland
USA

With teams from the four corners of the Earth converging on Kingaroy in September, Joe stands his best chance yet of being rescued!

More details

http://www.uavoutbackchallenge.com.au/2010/

Gary Mortimer

Founder and Editor of sUAS News | Gary Mortimer has been a commercial balloon pilot for 25 years and also flies full-size helicopters. Prior to that, he made tea and coffee in air traffic control towers across the UK as a member of the Royal Air Force.