TruWeather and Drone Industry Systems Corp Partner for Smart Rooftop or Ground Vertiports, a Scalable UAS/AAM Infrastructure Solution Two companies, TruWeather Solutions and Drone Industry Systems Corporation (DISC), have teamed up to provide a holistic infrastructure solution for the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) and advanced air mobility (AAM) industry. Mike …
Read More »Chula Vista PD drone program implements AirData
Chula Vista PD Drone Program Enlists AirData to Provide Community Transparency by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Chula Vista Police Department’s nationally recognized drone program has enlisted the aid of drone fleet management industry leader AirData UAV in order to help provide drone flight transparency to the public. AirData …
Read More »Counter Drone Solutions: Citadel Adds to the Lineup
Citadel Defense Improves Counter Drone Solutions – more choices, more capabilities. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Trusted security specialist Citadel Defense has added to their intelligence and counter-unmanned aircraft systems lineup with a set of new solutions under the Titan imprint. The Titan line of CUAS solutions combines …
Read More »North Dakota’s BVLOS Network Vantis and Thales
Vantis and Thales Partner to Build North Dakota’s BVLOS Network, the Nation’s First. Vantis is North Dakota’s Statewide Unmanned Aircraft Systems Network. Since launching, Vantis has received major buzz – and major investment. Vantis is a first for the U.S.: and they’ve now announced that global tech company Thales has …
Read More »Can Batteries Power Urban Air Mobility Flights?
Courtesy of EHang Researchers seek to improve battery power to enable urban air mobility flights. by Jim Magill The key to achieving a future of urban air mobility (UAM) lies in the development of a power source, compact enough to not take up too much room or add too much …
Read More »New Blue sUAS 2.0 List 11 Vendors for Pilot Project
The Department of Defense (DoD) has named 11 vendors to the new Blue sUAS 2.0 list – a pilot project designed to streamline the approval process for drone technology to become “government approved.” The move is designed to enlarge the list of compliant aircraft available to government agencies, some of …
Read More »Drones to Manage Powerline Vegetation
Routescene case study demonstrates the benefits of using drones to manage powerline vegetation. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby The latest in a series of forestry based case studies conducted by Routescene showcases the value of remote sensing techniques like UAV LiDAR for identifying diseased or damaged trees and …
Read More »Public Safety Drone Market Strong: BRINC Scores $25 M
BRINC, an emerging leader in the public safety drone market, has announced a $25 million Series A funding round. Financing was led by Index Ventures with participation from Sam Altman, Tusk Venture Partners, Jeff Weiner’s Next Play Ventures, Dylan Field, Elad Gil, Patrick Spence, Alex Wang, and former Acting Secretary …
Read More »Kuker-Ranken Drone Roadshow: Fly It, Try It, Buy It
Kuker-Ranken drone roadshow for the AEC, Survey, Civil Engineering, and Public Safety industries will let customers see new drone technology in person, before making a purchasing decision. As drone trade shows come back online slowly, the roadshow concept offers a way for professionals to see new products – with …
Read More »Andy Armacost of University of North Dakota
Defenders month continues with this episode of the Dawn of Drones podcast on Wednesday October 13th, at a SPECIAL TIME (this week only: 1 pm ET/12 pm CST), live from the UAS Summit and Expo in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Watch below! Join host Dawn Zoldi LIVE from the …
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