Defense Innovation Unit

Ascent AeroSystems Spirit Platform Added to DIU Blue UAS Cleared List by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has announced the addition of Ascent AeroSystems’ Spirit platform to the Blue UAS Cleared List of approved small unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Continue reading below or listen:  …

New Research Indicates Florida Government Drone Programs Need More Time to Transition to Blue UAS 95% of agencies surveyed cite “negative impact” in the near term from creation of the Florida Approved Drone Manufacturers list The following is a guest post by Christopher Todd, President of the AUVSI Florida Peninsula …

Freefly Systems Alta X Named to DIU Blue sUAS 2.0 List by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, American drone developer Freefly Systems Inc. has announced that its Freefly Systems Alta X unmanned aerial system (UAS) has been authorized as a trusted drone platform following its successful completion of …

An Inside Look at the Blue UAS Program at the Defense Innovation Unit: DIU on DRONERSPONDERS Webinar this Tuesday, March 22 at 2:00 pm EST.  The Blue sUAS list  – a list developed by the Defense Innovation Unit, or DIU – is designed to be a list of approved, US-manufactured …

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal) As a next step to the U.S. government’s ban on Chinese-manufactured drones, including the world’s largest manufacturer, DJI; the U.S. Department of Defense has released a list of government approved drones.  The list of products, referred to as “Blue sUAS,” …