During Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas earlier this month, BRINC Drones - the makers of the LEMUR aircraft for SWAT missions - hosted a small gathering at their offices and manufacturing center in Las Vegas. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · BRINCs - Las - Vegas - Factory - An - Inside - Look - At - US - Drone - Manufacturing The tour of the … [Read more...] about From the BRINC Factory in Las Vegas: What US Drone Manufacturing Looks Like
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ParaZero and Sightec: Using Vision-Based Navigation to Increase Safety in Autonomous Drone Missions
Sightec’s NavSight AI-powered computer vision solution adds visual situational awareness and GPS-free, vision-based navigation to ParaZero SafeAir autonomous parachute recovery systems, ensuring increased safety in virtually any operational environment and offering a benchmark solution for enhanced mission containment and ground risk mitigation. Continue reading below or … [Read more...] about ParaZero and Sightec: Using Vision-Based Navigation to Increase Safety in Autonomous Drone Missions
Liteye Wins DoD Contract: $12.1 Million for Counter Drone and Ground Surveillance Systems
Liteye Systems Awarded $12.1M Contract for Air Defense Systems Colorado-based Liteye Systems, Inc. has won a $12.1M, multi-year contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) "to provide its entire portfolio of integrated multi-domain, multi-mission Air Base Surface and Ground Defense systems, including Counter UAS (C-UAS) solutions," says a company announcement. Continue … [Read more...] about Liteye Wins DoD Contract: $12.1 Million for Counter Drone and Ground Surveillance Systems
Police in North Texas Use Drones to Save Lives: Deploying Drone Clear
Police in North Texas using drone-based technology to save officers’, civilians’ lives with Drone Clear By Jim Magill Police in North Texas are using drone-enabled video technology to help them clear buildings of potential threats, reducing the potential of harm coming to either officers or civilians. The Dallas Police Department Unmanned Aircraft Systems unit was the … [Read more...] about Police in North Texas Use Drones to Save Lives: Deploying Drone Clear
Florida’s Approved Drone Manufacturers List: 95% of Agencies Surveyed Say Rule Will Negatively Impact Programs
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 Chapter and the Executive Director of AIRT, Inc., the … [Read more...] about Florida’s Approved Drone Manufacturers List: 95% of Agencies Surveyed Say Rule Will Negatively Impact Programs
