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    Vantis Prepares North Dakota Ops Center for BVLOS Testing

    With its sights set on expanding its beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) infrastructure across the country, Vantis recently signed a long-term agreement to house an operations center at the Grand Sky business and aviation park in western North Dakota, providing unmanned aerial system (UAS) operators and customers from across industries access to monitoring, data... Continue reading

    COVID-Fighting Collaboration Proves Potential of UAS for Test Transport

    Exercise in upstate N.Y. shows how flight could replace drives through downtown traffic. A team of more than a dozen COVID-19-motivated entities with expertise in public health, public safety and unmanned flight recently enjoyed a hard-won peek into the future of UAS in medical transport in upstate New York. The peek included roughly 15 flights,... Continue reading

    Wingcopter Secures $22 Million in Series A Funding to Aid in COVID-19 Relief

    Wingcopter has secured $22 million in Series A funding to strengthen its leadership in drone-based logistics, with a special focus on healthcare-related applications including the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. “Our team is driven by tackling the world’s challenges through scalable innovations,” said Wingcopter CEO Tom Plümmer. “This chapter of our journey is dedicated to setting... Continue reading

    Romeo Durscher joins Auterion as VP of Public Safety to bring the power of open standards to first responders

    Romeo Durscher joins Auterion as VP of Public Safety to bring the power of open standards to first responders LOS ANGELES, CA - January 12, 2021 - Auterion, the largest open-source drone software platform, today announced the appointment of Romeo Durscher as the company’s new Vice President of Public Safety with the mission to help first... Continue reading

    AUVSI Welcomes Remote ID and Operations Over People Final Rules for UAS

    Today, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has delivered a Final Rule on Remote Identification (ID) for unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Thought of as a digital license plate for drones, the objective of Remote ID is to ensure that a UAS in flight is providing identification and location information that authorities can access. The FAA also... Continue reading