AUVSI Collaborates with DIU on Cybersecurity Certification Pilot for Commercial Drones The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), leading trade association for uncrewed vehicle systems, announced the AUVSI Trusted Cyber Program - a collaboration with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to establish a cybersecurity certification for commercial … [Read more...] about AUVSI Works with DIU on “Trusted Cyber” Program: Cybersecurity Certification for Commercial Drones
Blue sUAS 2.0
The Blue sUAS Framework: A Conversation with ModalAI
ModalAI Supporting Bluer and Better UAS: the Blue sUAS Framework By: Dawn Zoldi (Colonel, USAF Ret.) Many assume the Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU) Blue UAS program focuses solely on ready-to-fly drones. “Blue,” however, consists of several distinct, but related, lines of effort. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · The - Blue - SUAS - Framework - … [Read more...] about The Blue sUAS Framework: A Conversation with ModalAI
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
Freefly Alta X on Blue sUAS 2.0 List: Payload Flexibility for Varied Applications
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 the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit’s … [Read more...] about Freefly Alta X on Blue sUAS 2.0 List: Payload Flexibility for Varied Applications
New Blue sUAS 2.0: 11 Vendors Named for Project to Prototype a New Approval Process
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 whom have complained that the only 5 aircraft listed on the original Blue … [Read more...] about New Blue sUAS 2.0: 11 Vendors Named for Project to Prototype a New Approval Process