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A new drone system from Freefly Systems, the Flying Sun 1000, promises to transform nighttime operations by delivering stadium-level illumination from the air. Equipped with 288 high-power LEDs, this quadcopter generates 300,000 lumens, enabling construction, emergency response, and filmmaking in near-daylight conditions. Unlike traditional lighting solutions, the drone offers mobility, rapid depl
The Freefly Astro Max is the latest addition to Freefly Systems’ lineage of compact industrial drones, officially unveiled on February 20, 2025. Designed to tackle demanding jobs with ease, this drone boasts double the payload capacity and 60% more thrust compared to its predecessors, making it a standout in the industrial drone market. Whether it’s…
Freefly Systems, a leading American drone manufacturer, announced a new variant of their popular Astro drone, featuring NDAA-compliant radios.
Freefly Systems, based in Woodinville, Washington, has introduced the Astro Prime drone, aiming to revolutionize the drone industry with its
The recreational LAANC is finally enabled for night flights. That's a big deal. Freefly Systems is grounding a bunch of their aircraft, and then...
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) of the Pentagon has revised its Blue sUAS list of drones that fulfill requirements for use by US military...
The FreeFly Systems’ Alta X drone is now the second drone, after the Sensefly eBee TAC, to be approved and added to the Blue sUAS 2.0 program. When the Blue sUAS program was originally announced in August 2020, it was exclusively dedicated to short-range surveillance activities. Blue sUAS 2.0 expands scope The Blue sUAS 2.0…
Freefly Systems and Auterion announce the release of the Astro drone, providing customers with the most versatile enterprise drone solution
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