Aeronyde to establish new drone operations command and control center in Covington, Virginia

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A new drone operations command and control center will be established in the city of Covington, Virginia thanks to a $350,000 investment from Melbourne, Florida-based Aeronyde Corporation, which provides aerial informatics technologies that focus on UAS-based data acquisition and machine learning analysis technologies.

25 new jobs will be created as a result of the investment. 

“Aeronyde Corporation is at the forefront of innovation in aerial informatics and drone technology, and the company’s new Fleet Operating Center in the City of Covington is an exciting step forward for the Commonwealth’s unmanned systems industry,” says Secretary of Commerce and Trade Brian Ball.

“From the Alleghany Highlands Drone Zone Initiative to the GO Virginia-funded drone operations career program at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College, our local, regional, and state partners have worked collaboratively with companies like Aeronyde to prepare the region’s workforce for the careers of the future.”

Aeronyde provides a variety of industries with aerial informatics using a drone nesting system. The company is one of just 14 companies in the U.S. approved by the FAA for Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC).

“Aeronyde is proud to partner with the Commonwealth of Virginia in leading innovation and groundbreaking workforce programs that support rural economic development,” says Edgar Munoz, CEO of Aeronyde.

“The pipeline of new-skilled workers will empower Aeronyde’s commercial drone fleet operations to meet the revolutionary emerging need for global information flows created by unmanned systems.”

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