BRINC and Echodyne enable first responders to perform automated BVLOS operations without visual observers

Altitude Angel announced that Wales Air Ambulance is the latest organisation to deploy its Approval Services platform, which enables drone operators to request and pay for missions that involve takeoffs and landings on a landowner’s property.

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Grand Forks-based iSight Drone Services is the first commercial drone operator to regularly conduct flights beyond the pilot’s visual line of sight – a significant milestone for unmanned flight in the U.S. Using Vantis, the nation’s sensor and radar system to support unmanned flight, the company can fly beyond the pilot’s visual line of sight without having to seek FAA approval each time.

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The North Dakota UAS Council announces that Bismarck State College (BSC) has joined the Council as its newest member. This strategic partnership represents a significant step forward to advance UAS education, research and industry collaboration in North Dakota.

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Censys Technologies, a leading provider of Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) solutions, announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a comprehensive waiver allowing operations over people (OOP) and over moving vehicles (OOMV) with Sentaero 5, an eVTOL fixed-wing drone, and represents an unprecedented authorization that significantly expands the operational scope for UAS operators across the United States.

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U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer announced that tech billionaire and defense contractor Palmer Luckey will be his guest at this year’s UAS Summit and Expo in Grand Forks on October 8 and 9. Luckey is best known for founding Oculus VR at age 20. At age 22, he sold the company to Meta for $2 billion in cash and stock. In 2017, he founded Anduril Industries, a defense contractor focused on autonomous drones and sensors for military applications.

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