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Drones for Organ Transplants: MissionGO and AlarisPro Transport First Human Pancreas via UAV

June 14, 2021 by Miriam McNabb 11 Comments

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Game changing technology for a critical mission in healthcare: drones for organ transplants are proving their worth.  "MissionGO, a leader in unmanned aircraft solutions that is transforming logistics; LifeSource, the organ procurement organization (OPO) serving the upper Midwest; and Mercy Hospital, part of the Allina Health system, today announced the first-ever test flight … [Read more...] about Drones for Organ Transplants: MissionGO and AlarisPro Transport First Human Pancreas via UAV

AIRT Building World’s Largest Air Force of Emergency Response Remote Pilots and Drones

May 4, 2021 by Miriam McNabb 9 Comments

emergency response remote pilots

At today's AUVSI XPONENTIAL Virtual Conference, the Airborne International Response Team (AIRT) and DRONERESPONDERS is making an announcement that could save lives all over the world.   Emergency response remote pilots, their equipment, and public safety UAS programs will be listed together in a geo-referenced database to enable disaster management teams to find the resources … [Read more...] about AIRT Building World’s Largest Air Force of Emergency Response Remote Pilots and Drones

COVID Humanitarian UAS Operation (CHURP) Completes Delivery Testing

January 19, 2021 by Miriam McNabb 11 Comments

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The COVID-19 Humanitarian UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) Response Partnership (CHURP) has announced the successful finish of their current test phase, which included drone delivery of COVID testing kits. CHURP is a partnership formed over nine months ago by Emergent 121 Consulting and Akin Gump, LLP. It's a timely project to design and test extended drone operations - and to … [Read more...] about COVID Humanitarian UAS Operation (CHURP) Completes Delivery Testing

More than 500 Lives Saved by Drones: DJI Continues Mapping Project

December 1, 2020 by Miriam McNabb 34 Comments

The latest rescue took place last month, when sherriff's deputies found a missing 93-year-old woman in a dark field in Missouri - using a DJI drone with a thermal imaging camera.  That brings the total to more than 500 lives saved by drones, according to DJI's project counting the lives that would have been lost without direct intervention of drone technology. DJI began the … [Read more...] about More than 500 Lives Saved by Drones: DJI Continues Mapping Project

Skydio for First Responders: A Round Table Discussion on Autonomous Drones in the Field [WEBINAR]

November 24, 2020 by Miriam McNabb 9 Comments

Skydio for First Responders

Join a roundtable discussion about Skydio drones for first responders.  Skydio's Public Safety team and a panel of first responder agencies will present a free webinar on Wednesday, Dec 16, 2020 at 1:00 PM |  Eastern Time (US & Canada).  Register here to attend.   Made in the U.S.A., Skydio's X2™ series autonomous drones fill a gap in the market for first responder … [Read more...] about Skydio for First Responders: A Round Table Discussion on Autonomous Drones in the Field [WEBINAR]

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