Training to Save Lives With Pro-Grade UAS

2018-09-13T22:40:48+00:00September 10th, 2018|

Drone America, supported by the Nevada Institute of Autonomous Systems (NIAS), participated in a two-state, multi-agency fire evacuation drill on May 19 at the north end of Lake Tahoe on the Nevada-California border. The exercise involved more than 17 first responder agencies and advanced Drone America’s mission not only to serve the community but also [...]

Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development: Drone America and NIAS Participate in First-of-Its-Kind, Bi-State, Multi-Agency Evacuation Drill

2018-09-13T22:28:22+00:00June 1st, 2018|

Contact: Brian Baluta [email protected] Drone America and NIAS participate in first-of-its-kind, bi-state, multi-agency evacuation drill NORTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. (May 30, 2018) -- On May 19, Drone America, supported by the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS), participated in a bi-state, multi-agency evacuation drill that was conducted at the north end of Lake Tahoe on [...]

Drone America & NIAS Integrate into a Bi-State, Multi-Agency Evacuation

2018-05-25T16:22:38+00:00May 25th, 2018|

Nevada Team Participates in the Largest Nevada and California Public Safety Operation to Date  On May 19th Drone America, supported by the Nevada Institute of Autonomous Systems (NIAS) participated in a Bi-State, Multi-Agency Evacuation Drill that was conducted at the north end of Lake Tahoe on the Nevada and California Border. This Bi-State [...]

Drones help with fire and flood mapping

2018-05-25T15:04:25+00:00April 11th, 2018|

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) Drone America is providing emergency services wtih real-time intelligence technology during disasters like fire and flood. "We actually communicate on a regular basis with emergency services, which will make a decision whether it can utilize our services in one of those particular applications," Mike Richards, CEO of Drone America, says. This is the [...]

NASA UTM Program Completes TCL 3 Testing

2018-03-27T15:13:51+00:00March 27th, 2018|

The Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS) and its NASA Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) partners flew multiple Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS or drones) over a week-long testing period at the Nevada UAS Test Site at the Reno-Stead Airport. The testing focused on airspace management technologies that will enable the safe integration of UAS into the [...]

Kongsberg Geospatial and Drone America | Airspace Awareness

2018-03-07T08:54:16+00:00March 6th, 2018|

A Drone America Savant UAS is shown in flight during an extended mission beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS). Kongsberg Geospatial’s IRIS technology helps provide airspace awareness to pilots on BVLOS missions. Ottawa, CA: Kongsberg Geospatial, an Ottawa-based developer of geospatial visualisation software, and Drone America, who develop drones for a variety of disaster response, humanitarian relief and [...]

KOLO 8 News – Drones Help Fight Fires

2018-02-07T16:47:34+00:00February 7th, 2018|

Reno-based Drone America and Thrush Aircraft of Georgia to develop a system of large scale drones to fight wildfires in a safer and more efficient way. The new strategic alliance will produce a system of autonomous aircraft that can operate 24 hours a day in all types of conditions, taking aircrews out of harms way... [...]

Nevada-based Consortium using Drone America UAV Completes First Long-Distance Beyond Line of Sight Urban Package Delivery

2017-02-28T23:47:35+00:00February 22nd, 2017|

Nevada Team records longest Unmanned Aerial Package Delivery flight in the U.S. Hawthorne, NV – The Nevada Drone Industry set a new long-distance record for aerial package delivery flying a fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) under beyond line of sight conditions.  The backdrop was an urban environment set among the scenic area of Walker Lake [...]

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