The U.S. Navy's Program Executive Office, Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons (PEO[U&W]), and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), will host the 5th Biennial Unmanned Systems Demonstration on Monday, 10 August 2009, at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Webster Field Annex in St. Inigoes, Md.

This event will feature live demonstrations of Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs) and Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) in an operational environment. Webster Field offers an exceptional opportunity to display and demonstrate full-scale UAV and UGV systems capabilities and hardware. Additional information on the event, and on registration can be found at: http://symposium.auvsi.org/.

Opening ceremonies will be conducted by Rear Admiral Bill Shannon, PEO(U&W), and Michael Toscano, AUVSI Executive Director, at 9 a.m., followed by a full day of live demonstrations.

More than 20 ground and air systems demonstrations are scheduled along with static displays promoting unmanned systems technology and capabilities. Scheduled participants include: AAI SHADOW 200, AeroVironment PUMA AE, Navy / MUDO AEROSTAR, Northrop Grumman FIRE SCOUT B, IAI HERON, Insitu SCAN EAGLE and INTEGRATOR, AAI Aerosonde Mk 4.4 &4.7, AAI / Aeronautics Orbiter, AFI HORNET Micro UAS, NASA J-FliC, L-3 BAI MOBIAS, Defense Technologies RANLO 1, GDRS T-2 and STRYKER CAT, iRobot 510, iRobot WARRIOR, iRobot SUGV 300 and Kairos Autonomi PRONTO4. Participation is subject to change.

Representatives of the media who would like to attend should contact Chuck Wagner, [email protected], with questions or to register.