North Dakota State College of Science is launching classes for students about unmanned aerial vehicles. These classes will become a UAV program.

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Herting joins Unmanned Applications Institute

Grand Forks, North Dakota.  Maynard Herting has joined the Unmanned Applications Institute International (UAI) as its Executive Director.  He will manage and co-develop curriculums focusing on remote sensing and intelligence analysis of data from aerial surveillance efforts and serve the emerging UAS industry by providing program management, consulting and acquisition support. UAI Founder Tom K. Kenville noted he “is excited to pick the team for UAI, and having someone with Maynard’s background is very exciting.”

Herting’s previous experience includes 20 plus years in the US Air Force, where he served as a Master Navigator in the KC-135 A/R and the C-141B.  After retirement he entered civil service and served as a program manager in the Wing Planning (XP) Office at Grand Forks, AFB ND for three years. Prior to joining UAI, Herting served as the as the Field Operations Program Manager for UAS operations for the State of North Dakota with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. where he supported the US Customs and Border Protection Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Operations Center at Grand Forks AFB, ND.

UAI is a non-profit organization, headquartered in Grand Forks, North Dakota, is focused to foster emerging unmanned applications through professional teaming between Industry partners, Government agencies and Educational institutions.

Unmanned Applications Institute, International was established in 2010 to promote the growth and development of unmanned systems for civilian applications, beginning in North Dakota.

‎”Global Observer is designed to be the first unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to provide robust, cost-effective and persistent communications and surveillance over any location, without latitude restrictions… Each aircraft in a Global Observer system is designed to fly at an altitude of between 55,000 and 65,000 feet for five to seven days. In addition to flying above weather and above other conventional airplanes, operation in this altitude range means that communications relay payloads on the aircraft could potentially be able to service a circular area on the surface of the earth up to 600 miles in diameter, equivalent to more than 280,000 square miles of coverage. “