Captain Miriam Foxx of Chula Vista PD on the Public Safety Drone Review, Next Week!

Chula Vista Police Department Public Safety Drone ReviewDon’t miss the June 6  episode of the Public Safety Drone Review, presented by DRONERESPONDERS and DRONELIFE, with guest Captain Miriam Foxx from the Chula Vista Police Department!  The Public Safety Drone Review is a new monthly resource for the public safety community.  This free event will be held live on May 2, 2023 at 3pm EST: and on the first Tuesday afternoon of each month going forward.  Register here for the live webcast, or watch later on the DRONELIFE TV YouTube channel.

Chula Vista Police Department on the Public Safety Drone Review, June 6

This month, hosts Miriam McNabb of DRONELIFE and Timothy Martin of the Regional Training Institute speak with Captain Miriam Foxx of Chula Vista Police Department (CVPD).  CVPD were pioneers of Drone as First Responder (DFR) technology.  In 2018, CVPD began launching drones from the roof of the police department building to respond to 911 calls and other emergencies.  Since then, the CVPD DFR program has served as an example for operations around the world, paving new ground in operational standards, use cases, community engagement, and more. Captain Foxx has been a member of the Chula Vista Police Department for more than 24 years.  During that time, she has served as the Crisis Negotiations Team Commander, the UAS Program Manager, and the Support Operations Captain.  Ms. Foxx is currently Captain, Investigations Unit.

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Heven Drones on the Drone Radio Show Podcast: Hydrogen Fueled UAVs Take to the Skies

Heven Drones hydrogen fueled UAVsDon’t miss this episode of the Drone Radio Show Podcast, as host Randy Goers interviews Ben Levinson, CEO and Co-Founder of Heven Drones about the company’s innovative hydrogen fueled UAVs and the promise and future of hydrogen propulsion systems.

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Ben Levenson is Co-founder and CEO of Heven Drones, a manufacturer of heavy-lift actionable drones capable of solving a range of commercial, infrastructure, humanitarian and military challenges.  From autonomous last-mile delivery to defense missions, emergency response, and infrastructure repair the company’s fully-customizable drone solutions deliver cutting-edge performance, patented stability and superior lifting capability. Powered by an expert team with military, engineering, and scientific backgrounds, the company enjoys a strategic partnership with Plug Power and the Israel Ministry of Defense.

In February, Heven Drones launched its first hydrogen-powered drone for commercial use, the H2D55. With 5-times greater energy efficiency than traditional lithium battery-powered drones, the H2D55 is capable of flying for 100 minutes with a payload capacity of 15 pounds.

The launch of Heven Drones’ hydrogen product line addresses the challenge of flight endurance and payload capacity associated with lithium battery-powered drones.  Hydrogen powered drones also reduces the long term environmental impact linked to lithium mining. Without the need to frequently replace batteries, hydrogen fuel cells will also lower long term ownership costs for organizations implementing drone technology at scale.

In this episode of the Drone Radio Show, Ben talks about HevenDrones, the company’s innovative hydrogen drones and the promise and future hydrogen propulsion systems.

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Public Safety Drone Review, Tuesday April 4: Elistair, Sony, and More

Don’t miss the April 4 episode of the Public Safety Drone Review, presented by DRONERESPONDERS and DRONELIFE, with guests from tethered drone company Elistair and imaging experts Sony!  The Public Safety Drone Review is a new monthly resource for the public safety community.  This free event will be held live on April 4, 2023 at 3pm EST: and on the first Tuesday afternoon of each month going forward.  Register here for the live webcast, or watch later on the DRONELIFE TV YouTube channel.

Public Safety Drone Review, April 4

This month, hosts Timothy Martin and Miriam McNabb review the latest news stories about drones in public safety, first response, fire and police with our guests: Jake Kristy of Elistair, maker of tethered drone solutions; and Gabriel Johnson of Sony, makers of the Sony Airpeak.  Our guests will talk about their solutions and use cases, and take questions from our audience.

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Public Safety Drone Review, Tuesday March 7: BRINC Drones, Airobotics, and More

Don’t miss the March 7 episode of the Public Safety Drone Review, presented by DRONERESPONDERS and DRONELIFE, with guests from BRINC Drones and Airobotics!  The Public Safety Drone Review is a new monthly resource for the public safety community.  This free event will be held live on March 7, 2023 at 3pm EST: and on the first Tuesday afternoon of each month going forward.  Register here for the live webcast, or watch later on the DRONELIFE TV YouTube channel.

This month, hosts Timothy Martin and Miriam McNabb review the latest news stories and speak with Blake Resnick, CEO of BRINC Drones about their newest tool for first responders and public safety, announced on March 2; and Eric Brock, CEO of Ondas Holdings, about Airobotics‘ deployment of automated drones for first response in Dubai.

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Spright on Elsight’s Drone Source Podcast: Drone Healthcare Delivery

Spright on Elsights Drone Source podcastDon’t miss this episode, with Spright on Elsights Drone Source Podcast.  Host Ben Gross interviews Spright’s Justin Steinke on the Spright story, working with FAA and EASA regulators, and how Spright is using the Elsight Halo for the BVLOS operations.

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Spright is delivering greater access to healthcare services through end-to-end, UAS solutions.  Spright uses drone technology and their aviation expertise in autonomous, bi-directional, and beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flight to solve critical operational and supply chain challenges.

Elsight is a leading provider of connectivity solutions for drones and uncrewed vehicles, enabling advanced operations and BVLOS flight through Halo, their drone connectivity platform offering reliable, high-bandwidth mobile connectivity solutions, even in the most challenging areas.  Don’t miss Spright on Elsights Drone Source podcast – and find more episodes at Elsight’s Resource page.

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Europe’s U-Space Framework: Amit Ganjoo on The Drone Radio Show Podcast with Randy Goers

Don’t miss this episode of The Drone Radio Show, with host Randy Goers and Amit Ganjoo, CEO & Founder of ANRA Technologies:

European U-Space frameworkAmit Ganjoo provides an overview of Europe’s U-space framework, the impact it will have on BVLOS flights and the potential lessons and applications here in North America.

Amit Ganjoo is CEO and Founder of ANRA Technologies.  ANRA Technologies is Award Winning Drone Operations and UAS Traffic Management Platform provider.  The company’s SmartSkies™ platform is used by multiple commercial and government entities for running and managing commercial drone operations.

Amit has over 20 years of aviation, telecom and wireless experience in both the federal and the commercial space. He is an engineer, a licensed pilot, following a lifelong passion in aviation and builds experimental aircrafts.

Amit’s engagement with drone programs for the U.S. Department of Defense motivated him to establish ANRA so he could address the growing need for unmanned systems to be safely integrated into existing air systems. ANRA launched their UTM platform in 2015 and has been collaborating and working alongside stakeholders and clients ever since. ANRA was selected as an Airspace Partner for NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign and is the technology provider for the Future of Flight Initiative in the United Kingdom.

As part of his pursuit to efficiently integrate drones into the airspace, Amit is a board member of the Global UTM Association that supports the accelerated and transparent implementation of globally interoperable UTM systems. He is also a member of FAA’s Drone Advisory Committee working group for UTM and co-chaired the working group that developed ASTM Standard Specification F3548 for UAS Traffic Management UAS Service Supplier Interoperability.

On January 26, 2023 Europe will implement a new uncrewed air space regulatory framework, called the U-Space Framework.  U-space is a set of specific services and procedures designed to ensure safe and efficient access to airspace for a large number of drones, and which are based on high levels of digitalization and automation. The purpose of U-space is to achieve automated UAS management and integration, allowing for a large series of operations, many of them even simultaneous, and all of this in harmonious coexistence with the current ATM system.

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SkyDrop Releases “The Kitty Hawk Moment”, episode one of the documentary series

SkyDrop (formerly Flirtey) has released episode one of a documentary series “The SkyDrop Story”, to tell the historical story of the first FAA-approved drone delivery on US soil.

The first episode titled “The Kitty Hawk Moment” focuses on the first FAA-approved drone delivery on US soil, which was conducted by SkyDrop in Wise, Virginia. This drone delivery represented the “Kitty Hawk Moment” for the drone delivery industry.

The delivery drone that made this first delivery will be going on display in the “Thomas W. Haas We All Fly” exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in 2022. The museum also displays the 1903 Wright Flyer that made the first official flight of a powered heavier-than-air flying machine.

About SkyDrop:

SkyDrop (formerly Flirtey) is a full-stack solutions provider of hardware and software for autonomous last-mile drone delivery and owns extensive patents. SkyDrop is the pioneer of the commercial drone delivery industry, with a mission to make delivery instant for everyone, and a vision of drone delivery that is safer, speedier, quieter, cheaper, and greener. The company first made history in 2015 when it conducted the first-ever FAA-approved drone delivery in the US. Learn more at www.GetSkyDrop.com

Andy Armacost, President of University of North Dakota: This Week on Dawn of Drones at a Special Time!

Defenders month continues with this episode of the Dawn of Drones podcast on Wednesday October 13th, at a SPECIAL TIME (this week only: 1 pm ET/12 pm CST), live from the UAS Summit and Expo in Grand Forks, North Dakota.   Watch below!

Join host Dawn Zoldi LIVE from the UAS Summit and Expo in Grand Forks, North Dakota, as she reunites with guest (Brig Gen USAF Ret) Andy Armacost, former US Air Force Academy Dean and current University of North Dakota President.

The two will be joined by Robert Menti from defense giant Northrop Grumman. Together they will discuss the important drone education programs, R&D and real world drone and counter-drone applications that support our current and future defenders and the nation!

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