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AVSS completes first live avalanche drone testing in Jasper National Park
Canadian drone safety company AVSS has completed its first round of live, on-mountain avalanche control testing using its Precision Avalanche Management System (PAMS) in Jasper National Park, Alberta. The test used AVSS’s SnowDart hardware and flight planning software on an…
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works Shows Off AI That Can Replan a Drone Mission Mid-Flight
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works just ran a live AI demonstration that hits on one of the hardest problems in autonomy – the unknown of what happens when an unmanned mission goes sideways. In the demonstration, Lockheed’s AI-driven contingency management software…
Drones and AI are the Newest Weapons in Wildfires
As wildfires rage with increasing ferocity across the American West, firefighters are being pushed to their limits. But they have a powerful new ally in this fight, a dynamic duo that is changing the game: drones and artificial intelligence. The…
Drones Revolutionize Firefighting in Gifford and Mason
¡Buenos días, drone lovers! Happy Monday—let’s spark the week with a blazing tale of how drones are transforming firefighting from coast to coast. In California’s Gifford Fire and West Virginia’s Mason County, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) are proving their worth…
Drones Drop Ping-Pong Bombs to Battle California’s Raging Green Wildfire
What if a simple ping-pong ball could stop a monster wildfire? That’s the dramatic reality unfolding northeast of Redding right now. In an innovative approach to battling the Green Fire northeast of Redding, California, U.S. Forest Service firefighters deploy drones…
Revolution in Avalanche Mitigation: Alaska’s Pioneering Drone Technology
In a groundbreaking development, Alaska has taken a significant leap forward in avalanche mitigation technology. This winter, the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) in collaboration with the Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARCC) and Drone Amplified, a trailblazer in…
Drone army fights off wildfires in China’s largest city, Chongqing
In August, wildfires burned in the steep mountains around Chongqing, a Chinese city with 31 million people. The fires threatened to spread to the city’s tall business towers and high-rise homes. The most advanced drone army in the world attacked…
Drone Amplified awarded more than $1M in grants
Drone Amplified, based in Lincoln, Nebraska has been awarded more than $1M in federal and state grants to fight wildfires with drones.
Fireball-dropping drones are the greatest innovation in fire fighting this year
Fireball-dropping drones are the latest technology that is used by firefighters in California to battle the unprecedented wildfires. The drones are arguably the greatest innovation in fire fighting this year says a National Geographic reporter. Fireball-dropping drones are the greatest…
Drone Amplified: Washington needs to reconsider drone-banning proposals
Washington needs to reconsider drone-banning proposals, argues Carrick Detweiler, CEO of Drone Amplified. He explains in an open letter why drones play such a crucial rule in monitoring, preventing, and fighting wildfires. Detweiler also argues for the U.S. government to create…
Trump ban on Chinese-made drone parts increases risk wildfires
According to an internal memo, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s decision not to buy more drones with Chinese parts has made it more difficult to fight wildfires. The memo exposes one consequence of the Trump administration’s crackdown on Chinese…