Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at 3:30-4:00 PM EDT
This webinar will cover common trends observed during the Blue UAS Refresh. It will lay out the next twelve month’s forecast for the Blue List and answer common questions from companies about Blue UAS.
Speakers:
Trent Emeneker – Project Manager, DIU
Orlando Zambrano – Commercial Engagement, DIU
Registration: Registration is free for all attendees
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Collin Caffrey, FlyRoute | Dawn of Autonomy | Episode 50
This week's Dawn of Autonomy podcast features Collin Caffrey, the Founder & President at FlyRoute as we continue "Best of 2024" month, sponsored by Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon. Collin is an FAA-rated drone pilot with over 10 years of experience in private aviation operations and sales. Under his leadership, FlyRoute pioneered drone filming for high school athletic events, filming over 2,300 events with zero accidents. FlyRoute, based in Denver, Colorado, has led the athletic drone film industry since 2017 and serves teams nationwide. The company also offers internships, training and employment to aspiring drone pilots. FlyRoute also provides entrepreneurs with the opportunity to launch their own FlyRoute business in their local city.
BVLOS Interview with Matt Sloane, SkyfireAI
This week, AUVSI and members of our Air Advocacy Committee met with the White House’s Office of Management and Budget to urge advancement of the draft Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) safety rule.
Matt Sloane, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at SkyfireAI, participated in this week’s meeting for organizations focused on public safety / law enforcement / physical security. In this sector, drones are already being relied on for operations in search and rescue, disaster response and recovery, firefighting, and traffic accident and crime scene investigation. Read on for AUVSI's interview with Matt to learn more.
The Future of Drones: Exploring GrandSKY's Ecosystem & Project ULTRA
GrandSKY epitomizes the term "Ecosystem" for drones. The nation's first drone business park co-located on an active U.S. Air Force Base, GrandSKY focuses on drone research, operation and testing. This premier drone flight operations center offers exceptional testing facilities for both military and commercial beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flights. In an exclusive interview, Tom Swoyer, the Founder & President of GrandSKY, discusses the ecosystem his team has developed for continuous drone industry advancement, from its partners and infrastructure to its projects, such as Project ULTRA.
Decoding Earth's Fingerprint: Advanced Navigation and NILEQ Collaborate on Breakthrough Resilient Navigation Technology
Global, November 2024 – Advanced Navigation, a world leader in autonomous systems and navigation technologies, along with MBDA, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to co-develop a resilient navigation system integrating MBDA’s NILEQ absolute positioning technology.
Suitable for the modern era, the co-developed solution will provide resilient absolute positioning for a multitude of airborne platforms. The agreement will see the companies foster joint research and technology development between the United Kingdom and Australia.
Q&A: Blue UAS Refresh and Green UAS pathway for NDAA compliance verification
After the Blue UAS refresh event earlier this month, DIU announced that, “Current Blue UAS companies that are not renewed have an opportunity to be added to AUVSI’s Green UAS list to continue selling to non-DOD government agencies and entities that require proof of NDAA compliance.”
The AUVSI Advocacy team sat down with Casie Ocaña, Director of Trusted Programs and AUVSI’s point of contact with DIU’s autonomy team, to help us better understand what this means for secure drones.
Q: What exactly does DIU’s announcement about the Green UAS to Blue UAS pathway mean?
AgEagle Aerial Systems Secures 17 New Purchase Orders for eBee TAC Drones from U.S. Defense and Security Customers
Significant milestone achieved as Company executes on US market expansion strategy
WICHITA, Kan., Nov. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. (NYSE: UAVS) a leading provider of best-in-class unmanned aerial systems (UAS), sensors and software solutions for customers worldwide in the commercial and government verticals, announces it has secured 17 new purchase orders for eBee TAC drones from U.S. defense and security customers.
2024 Florida Government Drone Operations Conference (FLOCON)
The DRONERESPONDERS Florida Government Drone Operations Conference (FLOCON) is a 3-day educational training conference hosted by first responders for first responders using Drones For Good®. FLOCON 2025 will feature classroom-style training, outdoor flight operations, and networking/fellowship opportunities for law enforcement, emergency services, and other government users of small, uncrewed aircraft systems (sUAS) for missions related to life, safety, emergency response, transportation, land management missions.
Riaan Rossouw, UViRCO Technologies | Dawn of Autonomy | Episode 47
Join us this week on the Dawn of Autonomy with Riaan Rossouw, the Marketing and Sales Manager at UViRCO Technologies as "Ecosystem" month, sponsored by GrandSKY continues. In the niche market of multi-spectral cameras for high voltage power line inspections, Riann oversees global distributor management, product promotion, training, and technical support, while also analyzing competitors and aligning with future tech trends.
Saab’s Autonomous Swarm technology used in landmark AUKUS trial
Saab’s Autonomous Swarm technology recently featured in the ground-breaking Project Convergence 2024 trials, consisting of one month in the United States. A large UK team, comprising 40 employees from Saab-owned BlueBear and UK MOD Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) personnel, demonstrated the ability to deploy interoperable AI within Autonomous Swarms of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS).