A federal grant awarded last week will enable state transportation officials to create a program that better guides the agency’s use of drones when it responds to natural disasters like Hurricanes Helene and Florence. The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the award of a $1.1 million grant to the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Division of […]
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MassDOT Receives $1M to Optimize Drone Use for Infrastructure Projects
The Aeronautics Division of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has received $1 million in funding from the Federal Highway Administration’s Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration Program, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and authorized to accelerate innovation in highway transportation. This grant funding goes toward the second stage of a three-phase project, using Unmanned […]
Northern Plains UAS Test Site Partners with Tennessee DOT to Create Vantis-Like System
The Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS) and the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) have announced a monumental partnership to develop a system like Vantis (North Dakota’s beyond-visual-line-of-sight system) in Tennessee, aimed at enhancing its UAS program over the next five years. NPUASTS provided a comprehensive proposal to assist in the planning, development, implementation, and […]
Intelligent Infrastructure Economic Zone Enables Drone Operational Zone
The Autonomy Institute has announced Ondas Holdings Inc. as a lead commercial partner within the Intelligent Infrastructure Economic Zone (IIEZ) on Texas State Highway 130 (SH130). The initial design will enable ten drone zones to support high-traffic regions between the Circuit of the Americas and Georgetown, Texas. These locations will support routine operations for inspections, […]
NC Universities and NCDOT Partner on Air Mobility and Drone Innovation
North Carolina is paving the way for a new era of air transportation. The N.C. Department of Transportation has formed the University Transportation Center of Excellence for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), bringing together top universities to redefine how we transport people and goods through innovative aviation technologies. This initiative brings […]
ParaZero Successfully Delivers Custom Drone Safety System to One of the Largest Global Automotive Manufacturers
ParaZero Technologies Ltd., an aerospace company focused on safety systems for defense and commercial drones and urban air mobility aircraft, announced the successful delivery of a special drone safety system project for a leading Fortune 500 automotive manufacturer (“the Customer”) as part of the Customer’s proprietary drone program. The project included the design, development and […]
DroneUp Secures FAA Part 135 Certification, Revolutionizing Drone Delivery for All
DroneUp has announced that it has received a Part 119 air carrier certificate for operation under Part 135 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), to make everyday customer deliveries by drone. With this certification, DroneUp can now operate as an air carrier. It provides a pathway for the company to scale its operations by transporting […]
Sustainable Skylines Launches Groundbreaking Drone Banner Advertising Over Miami Beach Skyline
Sustainable Skylines, a drone advertising and data analytics company, announced the launch of its airborne banner-towing operations. The first-of-its-kind inaugural flights flown along Miami Beach over the weekend featured an Ad Council banner ad for the nonprofit’s campaign centered on raising awareness about the dangers of buzzed driving. As the first FAA-approved drone banner towing […]
ParaZero Partners with Drone Nerds to Expand SafeAir Systems Reach Across North America
ParaZero Technologies Ltd. announced that it has partnered with Drone Nerds Inc., one of North America’s largest enterprise drone solution providers. This collaboration marks a significant step forward making ParaZero’s innovative SafeAir Parachute Recovery System accessible to enterprise customers across industries as the Company expands its reach across in North America. The ParaZero SafeAir System […]
Swift Engineering SULE High-Altitude, Long-Endurance Platform Reaches Stratosphere at 56,000 Feet in 24-Hour-Plus Flight
Swift Engineering, a leading innovator in advanced solutions for unmanned aviation as well as a range of other critical applications, has announced that its SULE (Swift Ultra Long Endurance) aircraft achieved a major milestone in a flight that reached 55,904 ft. MSL (Mean Sea Level) on Sept. 29-30, 2024. The groundbreaking, 24-hour flight opens up […]
