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Black Swift Technologies

Drones for Water Management: Black Swift Technologies Launches UAS with Soil Moisture Sensor

April 14, 2022 by Miriam McNabb 6 Comments

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Black Swift Technologies Delivers First-Of-Its-Kind UAS-Plus-Soil Moisture Sensor to Commercial Market: sophisticated drones for water management By: Dawn Zoldi On April 4th, Boulder, Colorado-based Black Swift Technologies (BST) initiated the commercial launch of an uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) equipped with a novel soil moisture sensor that will change the … [Read more...] about Drones for Water Management: Black Swift Technologies Launches UAS with Soil Moisture Sensor

Extreme BVLOS Flight with Black Swift Technologies, This Week on Dawn of Drones!

November 16, 2021 by Miriam McNabb 10 Comments

This week on Dawn of Drones!  Join Dawn and Black Swift Technologies CEO Jack Elston as they talk about flying beyond visual line of sight in extreme conditions.  Watch this episode right here on Wednesday, November 17 at 11:00 AM EST. Extreme BVLOS! Join Dawn and special guest Dr. Jack Elston, CEO of Black Swift Technologies, a company breaking the mold on BVLOS … [Read more...] about Extreme BVLOS Flight with Black Swift Technologies, This Week on Dawn of Drones!

Black Swift Deploys AI to Help Air Force Maintain Drone Fleet

March 4, 2021 by Jason Reagan 9 Comments

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Colorado-based Black Swift Technologies is helping the U.S. Air Force improve drone maintenance planning, thanks to a recent grant. The company will develop a machine-learning software solution for predicting and improving maintenance schedules in an effort to reduce drone systems failures. “System failures can be costly—in time, money and equipment,” Black Swift CEO Jack … [Read more...] about Black Swift Deploys AI to Help Air Force Maintain Drone Fleet

GPS-Denied Navigation: Black Swift Moves Drone Flight Forward with NOAA Contract

January 19, 2021 by Miriam McNabb 23 Comments

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NOAA has awarded Black Swift Technologies (BST) a contract to develop GPS-denied navigation, enabling Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations for drones in GNSS-denied environments. NOAA has almost 95,000 miles of domestic coastline to survey - and while drones are by far the best way to complete the mission, flying within visual line of sight (VLOS) makes the mission … [Read more...] about GPS-Denied Navigation: Black Swift Moves Drone Flight Forward with NOAA Contract

Black Swift Launches New UAS for Scientific Research

May 2, 2018 by Jason Reagan 4 Comments

Colorado-based Black Swift Technologies is soaring high across the scientific landscape after unveiling its latest UAS system. Announced at AUVSI’s EXPONENTIAL 2018 today, the Black Swift S2 UAS is being described as a “tightly integrated small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) specifically designed to meet the needs of atmospheric and earth-observing scientific field … [Read more...] about Black Swift Launches New UAS for Scientific Research

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