Iris Automation and uAvionix Partner for Low Altitude Wide Area BVLOS: Integrating Detect and Avoid (DAA) with Command and Control (C2) For BVLOS flights to scale, regulators must see a reliable solution for ensuring that drones don't run into drones or manned aircraft. Integrating ground-based detect and avoid technology with command and control could provide an easily … [Read more...] about Iris Automation, uAvionix Partner for Low Altitude, Wide Area BVLOS: Integrating C2 and DAA
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FAA Issues BVLOS Exemptions for uAvionix, UPS Flight Forward: Why These are Different
As FAA representatives at Commercial UAV Expo speak about the agency's plans to speed and streamline the permissions process, two new exemptions for commercial drone operations beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) have been announced. uAvionix has received authorization to fly their Rapace within North Dakota's Vantis network to test detect and avoid technologies. UPS Flight … [Read more...] about FAA Issues BVLOS Exemptions for uAvionix, UPS Flight Forward: Why These are Different
Drone-in-a-Box Infrastructure for Public Safety, Drone as First Responder (VIDEO)
Skyfire and Ondas Partner to Provide U.S. Public Safety Markets with Advanced Drone Technology by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Ondas Holdings’ business unit Ondas Autonomous Systems (OAS) and public safety UAS consulting group Skyfire Consulting have announced a partnership to provide public safety and Drone First Responder (DFR) markets in the United States with … [Read more...] about Drone-in-a-Box Infrastructure for Public Safety, Drone as First Responder (VIDEO)
Southern Company Gets BVLOS Waiver for Fully Remote Drone Operations with Skydio Dock
Southern Company Granted FAA Waiver for Fully-Remote Drone Operations by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby In partnership with drone leader Skydio, leading energy provider Southern Company has announced that it has received a conditions-based waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) allowing for remote-based, autonomous beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) dock … [Read more...] about Southern Company Gets BVLOS Waiver for Fully Remote Drone Operations with Skydio Dock
13,000 Miles of BVLOS Utility Line Inspections by Drone: Phoenix Air Unmanned
Phoenix Air Unmanned logs 13,000 miles of BVLOS utility line inspections by drone By Jim Magill After about three years of operations, Cartersville, Georgia-based Phoenix Air Unmanned announced it has logged more than 13,000 miles of beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flights, inspecting utility transmission lines for Xcel Energy. Continue reading below, or listen: … [Read more...] about 13,000 Miles of BVLOS Utility Line Inspections by Drone: Phoenix Air Unmanned
