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ASTM Partners with DRONERESPONDERS on Public Safety UAS Training Standards

ASTM International and the DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety Alliance – an official program of AIRT, a 501(c) non-profit organization supporting Drones For Good, have announced a new strategic initiative designed to standardize the training and use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and related technology across the public safety and emergency services sectors around the world. Continue reading →

Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium Deploys Disinfecting Drones

Mercedes-Benz Stadium (MBS) has implemented drone technology as part of the stadium’s holistic cleaning protocol.  As a continued leader in innovation, MBS has partnered with Lucid Drone Technologies, a cutting-edge company based out of Charlotte, NC, that offers D1 disinfecting drones in order to sanitize key areas in a more efficient and effective manner. Continue reading →

Aerovironment Gets $8M US Army Puma Support Contract

AeroVironment Puma LE

Aerovironment Inc, Simi Valley, California, was awarded an $8,371,332 firm-fixed-price contract for a Puma unmanned aircraft systems, initial spares, contractor logistics support, reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition, vampire and kestral software, launchers and new equipment training. Continue reading →

European Maritime Safety Agency Tests RPAS in Mediterranean

Aiming to test the use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) in enhancing the maritime awareness picture in the French Mediterranean Sea, Secrétariat Général de la Mer requested the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to set-up a multipurpose maritime surveillance operation, having the Navy (Marine Nationale) and customs (Douanes) as the strategic and tactical leaders of the operation. Continue reading →