Draganfly, PromoDrone Partner on Starling x.2 Drone: Critical Messaging, When and Where Needed

This summer throughout the world, extreme weather events leading to flooding and heat waves have put strain on public safety resources everywhere.  The new Starling X.2 is an innovative tool to help responders communicate quickly – providing fast, eye-catching, sky borne messaging, when and where it’s most important.

Promo Drone, Draganfly Reveal New Starling X.2 Outdoor Messaging Drone

by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby

Digital display drone specialist Promo Drone Inc. has partnered with leading drone developer Draganfly Inc. to reveal the innovative new Starling X.2 aerial drone digital display messaging platform. This versatile new rapid response messaging and aerial advertising drone serves a broad range of industries, such as public safety, emergency response, outdoor events, advertising, marketing, and immersive fan experiences.

The Sterling X.2’s Draganfly Commander 3XL airframe is equipped with ultra-bright LED display panels and features Promo Drone’s video technology, resulting in a high visibility aerial messaging system. The platform is able to notify communities about approaching natural disasters, rally points, missing persons, and further emergency notifications, granting improved community awareness and preparedness. The drone will be available in both single and dual LED panel configurations.

“Promo Drone aims to drive awareness, preparedness, and lasting brand impressions through our technology,” said Promo Drone Founder and CEO Jamar Williams.

“With the Starling X.2, we unlock thrilling opportunities to captivate and engage vast audiences with visually striking messaging which appears on the drone to be used in a number of use cases including emergency response, missing persons and disaster awareness and preparedness,” said Draganfly President and CEO Cameron Chell. “This airframe is designed for effortless assembly, swift deployment, and resilient performance in adverse weather conditions. The Commander 3 XL is an ideal platform for harnessing the innovative capabilities of the Starling X.2.”

Commercial release of the Starling X.2 is scheduled for 2024, with pricing information and preorders to be made available through Promo Drone’s website starting this coming August.

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Ian attended Dominican University of California, where he received a BA in English in 2019. With a lifelong passion for writing and storytelling and a keen interest in technology, he is now contributing to DroneLife as a staff writer