Camp Shelby to launch UV robot innovation program

The U.S. military, Department of Homeland Security and the private sector will meet at the Camp Shelby, Miss., Joint Forces Training Center near Hattiesburg on Dec. 13 to launch an innovative, multi-agency technology systems research program for unmanned vehicles (UV). JFTC-Shelby will host the collaborative program, which will be administered in conjunction with military, DHS and non-government entities. The 'Open Source Unmanned Remote and Autonomous Vehicle Systems' program will be from 12 noon to 2 p.m. at the Shelby training center, the nation's largest Reserve mobilization station. Source: Camp Shelby Public Affairs, Dec. 10, 2013.