August 24, 2022 | Local, Aerospace
Flying above and beyond at the Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox!
The IDEaS program will be holding its second Sandbox for the Detect and defeat: Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems (CUAS) challenge, in Suffield, Alberta, from September 12 to October 7, 2022. IDEaS, in partnership with the Canadian Joint Operations Command, will be leading the CUAS Sandbox, coordinating with the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force, Canadian Special Operations Forces Command, and the US Department of Defense Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate. The IDEaS program and its partners are looking forward to welcoming participants from different allied countries to build and increase knowledge on certain technology types that are of higher interest in the Uncrewed Aerial Systems realm. Visit the Sandbox web page for more information and stay tuned for more updates on the event! IDEaS is partnering with CANSOFCOM at Hack the North! The Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM) and IDEaS are thrilled to meet with the brightest young minds from around the world during one of the largest hackathons in Canada taking place at the University of Waterloo, Hack the North (English only), from September 16-18, 2022. Students will get the chance to meet Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces (DND/CAF) specialists and crack the code on Application Programming Interface challenges. Hackers, start your engines and let the race begin! The IDEaS Team