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UASMagazine com 3 CONTENTS ISSUE 1 2022 VOLUME 4 ISSUE 1 4COLUMNPUBLISHER’S NOTE Creating a Powerful Ecosystem to Support Advancements in New Technology By John Nelson 6 SPOTLIGHT: CLEAR-COM Clear-Com Delivers Clear and Secure Communication for Mission-Critical Operations By UAS Magazine 8FEATURESWORKFORCE Workforce Diversity and Development in the UAS Industry Exploring the extent of the DEI problem in the uncrewed aviation industry and why DEI matters to its future. By Dawn Zoldi 14 OPERATIONS Confronting Challenges Impacting Drones and the Air Mobility Market Autonomous drone flights enable scalability while reducing operating costs and lowering the environmental footprint By Shay Levy 18 INVESTMENT Using Angel Networks to facilitate Seed Capital for UAS Startups Angel Networks role in providing support and tracking to identify future investment opportunities for startups in the UAS industry. By Craig Mahaney 22 LEGISLATION Core Components of Counter-UAS Action Plan and Legislation Breaking down the U.S. Counter-UAS National Action Plan. By Jeffrey Starr 25DIRECTORY DIRECTORY Search Industry Companies Comprehensive list of industry suppliers, producers, researchers and government agencies in the world Online at Directory.UASMagazine.com 08221418 PHOTO: UAS ANGEL NETWORK For the Latest Industry News: UASMagazine.com Follow Us
To give you a few examples of the technology needs and growth, we are seeing advance ments in helping the U.S. courier industry’s approximately $100 billion in annual revenue market, deliver goods to customers, both within the U.S. and around the globe. These advancements are one of the key factors in helping the U.S. and world unravel what has now become a complicated and bound up web of supply-chain channels, plagued with a massive number of bottlenecks.
Currently, there are about 7.7 billion people on Earth, and by 2050, that number is expected to be 10 billion, and they need to eat. Once again, autonomous systems are going to be critical in becoming one of the solutions in helping farmers feed a growing population. We are even seeing groups exploring advanced agriculture technologies to elevate the future of the AgTech industry in space. Space agriculture and autonomous technology may one day be the catalyst for high-yield crop production, at the same time requiring less land and energy, ultimately helping farmers create more with less. Moving even faster are the developments within the military sector. The U.S. is focused on making major military advancements within the autonomous and hypersonic space. Recently, Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), a ranking member of the U.S. Appropriations Committee, along with U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and member of the Senate Armed Services Com mittee, and Test Resource Management Center (TRMC) Director, George Rumford celebrated the DoD’s SkyRange initiative program launched at the Test Resource Management Center at GrandSky in Grand Forks, ND. The TRMC will be covering Global Hawk aircraft to aid in hypersonic missile testing. SkyRange is a Department of Defense (DoD) initiative to retrofit long-endurance unmanned aerial systems with advanced instrumentation to support high-prior ity DoD flight tests. The goal is to strengthen our nation’s defense and security, while bringing additional economic opportunities and jobs to the sector.
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UAS MAGAZINE ISSUE 1, 20224 As we come to the end of 2022, UAS technology is advancing at a rapid rate to meet military, commercial and social needs. These needs are also driving economic benefits of the UAS industry.
This year’s UAS Magazine and directory are designed to support the 16th annual UAS Sum mit & Expo. The event will showcase some of the most captivating entities within the UAS industry that are carting a path to assured autonomy by fostering collaboration and a testing environment that is uncovering new possibilities. The increased number of exhibitors is a prime example of how this ecosystem of learning and testing is growing. The exhibitors are excited to demonstrate how real-world challenges are being overcome through innovative technologies. The UAS Summit takes great pride in cultivating networking opportunities that help attendees share ideas, better understand challenges, and create stronger relationships and new partnerships.
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“We provide real-time full duplex voice communications for mission-critical situ ations,” says Kevin Broce, Government Account Manager, Clear-Com. “In addition, our communications are designed for everyone involved. With our broad portfolio, we can integrate any number of different workflows into a seamless, cohesive system. This includes physical workflows, such as stationary operators and physically mobile users, located in near and far locations, but also communication workflows, such as intercom, telephones, radios, or VoIP. We can even integrate multiple security do mains into a single, seamless system.”
Clear-Com Delivers Clear and Secure Communication for Mission-Critical Operations
solutions for Unmanned Systems offer an integrated, single-source system for all voice communications across different third-party peripherals includ ing two-way radios and VoIP/SIP devices, all integrated with Clear-Com endpoints such as fixed intercom panels, virtual clients on PCs or mobile phones, and wireless beltpacks. Enterprise-wide communication systems are facilitated through IP con nectivity across LANs, while local GCS units can quickly deploy analog or IP systems on existing networks.
Clear-Com is uniquely positioned to provide a better communication experi ence with multiple security levels using their Audio Multi-level Security solution, or A-MLS. This proprietary solution was developed for situations in which opera tors would benefit from the ability to listen to many nets, classifications or security domains, while simultaneously speaking on any one. Previously, operators in these environments were forced into simplex workflows, talk OR listen, often involving cumbersome situations wearing multiple headsets, each connected to isolated sys tems. Now, operators can work with an integrated and effective duplex workflow, talk AND listen, even transmitting on unclassified channels while simultaneously listening to multiple classified channels. This Audio Multi-level Security capability is accredited Clear-Com is uniquely positioned to provide a better communication experience with multiple security levels using their Audio Multi-level Security solution, or A-MLS.
At the heart of delivering a successful unmanned systems mission is the ability for all crew members to communicate with each other quickly, clearly and seamlessly. But how best to link together this distributed team, from the Pilot Operator to the Sensor Operator, to Intel to Weather? And how best to ensure seamless connectiv ity from the Ground Control Station (GCS) unit back to the Squadron Operations CenterClear-Com’s(SOC)?
Kevin Broce, Government Account Manager, ClearCom
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UASMagazine by the Sixteenth Air Force and available as a scalable à la carte solution, either integrating into existing Clear-Com deployments, or bolting onto third party systems. For more than 50 years, Clear-Com has led the industry with high quality intercom solutions that meet the critical communica tion needs of the military, aerospace, and government. Interna tionally recognized for the reliability and innovation of its voice communication systems, Clear-Com has been deployed in more than 100 countries worldwide and has improved collaboration, bolstered high productivity, and even transformed work environ ments. Not only is Clear-Com utilized by the Army, Navy, Air Force, Homeland Security, and every major U.S. government con tractor, but also for space and missile defense programs, as well as missile test ranges and ground control stations for unmanned aircraft systems. Clear-Com delivers the right mix of experience, competencies, and flexibility to work with customers seeking to perform at the highest level.
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Until recently, all workforce composition research and reporting focused on the aerospace industry in general, or the aerospace and de fense industry specifically.
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For example, AIA’s annual workforce survey in 2021 noted that men occupied more than 75% of the positions in the aerospace and defense sector. One of the largest U.S. companies in that sector, Boeing, reported that men occupied 77.1% of its overall workforce and 83.4% of its engineer positions. The majority of the company's employees (68.8%) also identified as white. While this data loosely informs the current UAS/AAM sector, it fails to squarely address it. Last summer, Women And Drones - P3 Tech Consulting (P3 Tech) and the Diversity Development Network of Canada (DDNC) remedied the UAS/AAM diversity data gap when they jointly launched the first UAS/AAM DEI Survey. Survey responses indicated that even though a majority of organi zations included diverse groups across their employee base, the white racial and female gender groups represented the highest proportion of employees. The white racial group occupied the highest concentration (at 50 to 100% levels); women ranked the next highest (at 25 to 49% levels).
The first step in addressing an issue requires understanding it. Recent studies from Deloitte, Aerospace Industries As sociation (AIA), and Boeing indicate that the aerospace industry is one of the least diverse industries in the United States. The first-of-its-kind diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) survey that focused on uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) and advanced air mobility (AAM), validated these same disparities in the UAS/AAM workforce. Here we explore the ex tent of the DEI problem in the uncrewed aviation industry and why DEI matters to its future. We also provide valuable insights into how one company tackles the problem, and what it takes to make positive changes in your own business.
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Diverse organizations succeed. A 2020 McKinsey & Company report encom passing 15 countries and more than 1,000 large companies stated, “The most diverse companies are now more likely than ever to outperform less diverse peers on prof itability.” Diversity in the C-Suite, accord ing to the McKinsey report, resulted in a 25% increased likelihood of above-average earnings.In2018, Inc.com reported on a Boston Consulting Group study of women-run companies. Despite the fact that investors were less likely to support women entre preneurs with their dollars, for every dollar raised, women-run start-ups generated 78 cents in revenue, compared to 31 cents for men. The report noted, “By that measure, if investors had put the same amount of capital into women-run companies as they did into the ones run by guys, they would have helped generate an additional $85 mil lion inTheserevenue.”arejust a few data-based indica tors that validate the importance of DEI to business success. A study by Vertical Flight Society (VFS) indicates diversity may actu ally be existential to the AAM and verti cal takeoff and landing (VTOL) industry. VFS, the world's only international tech nical society for engineers, scientists and Almost 75% of survey respondents said they felt moderate to extreme concern about the lack of DEI in the UAS/AAM industry in general.
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Comparing these lower organiza tional levels with leadership positions revealed interesting trends. In addition to dominating the overall employee base, the white racial group dominated the majority of leadership positions (75 to 100% lev els). In terms of leadership positions, the LGBTQ community ranked second high est, just slightly above the female group.
The data showed that individuals who identified as Asian, Hispanic/La tino/Spanish origin, Native American or Alaskan Native, remained significantly underrepresented at the top organiza tional tiers in comparison to their actual strengthIndividualsnumbers.in the black or African ra cial identification category were the most underrepresented group at every organi zational“Welevel.knew we had a diversity prob lem in the industry,” noted Women And Drones CEO Sharon Rossmark. She con tinued, “We wanted to understand the ex tent of the problem and gauge industry interest in changing it. Our survey and re port scoped both of these things.”
A Case Study: One Company Taking the Lead Skydio has established a strong reputation as a leading manufacturer of
"We hoped, through this DEI Survey re port, to do more than set the bar in estab lishing the industry DEI benchmark. We also sought to provide real understanding on what businesses and organizations are doing to foster DEI and whether or not this is working,” she explained. The proj ect achieved those ends. Companies, according to responses, focused more on formal programs to re tain diverse talent. But employees want a personal touch. The survey contained a write-in “Other Retention Tools” com ment box that garnered over 3,000 re sponses. These ranged from company ac tivities and environment; compensation; promotion and career mobility; benefits; recognition; training; team building and mentorship; and other best practices. The three main drivers of retention, accord ing to the write-ins were: how the com pany treats its people, how the company compensates them, and the actual work place environment (#1). What does this mean? DEI is a lead ership issue. To attract and keep diverse employees, a company must simply treat them right.
Diversity, according to an OpEd by VFS Executive Director Mike Hirsch berg, is the answer. “The ability to recruit and retain the highest quality of talent is critical to the industry,” Hirshberg wrote. “Addressing the talent crisis requires an ‘all-of-the-above’ approach,” he con tinued. “The vertical flight community must invest more time and effort into long-term payoffs of increasing the over all production of engineering talent and attract them to the VTOL industry, as well as take the steps necessary to foster diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The only way to win the war for talent is if everyone wins.”
The UAS/AAM DEI Survey validat ed that, like Hirschberg, industry partici pants overwhelmingly agreed that DEI matters. More importantly, it showed that they truly care about it. Almost 75% of survey respondents said they felt moderate to extreme con cern about the lack of DEI in the UAS/ AAM industry in general. More than 80% of respondents expressed concern, ranging from moderate to extreme, about the lack of DEI in their own UAS/AAM or UAS/AAM-related businesses or or ganizations. Best DEI Practices On a positive note, the UAS/AAM DEI Survey also indicated that many UAS and AAM businesses and organiza tions also care about DEI. They already employ a variety of tools to recruit and retain diverse talent. Marlene Diels, President of DDNC, explained the purpose of seeking feed back on what companies are doing in this realm, as well as what employees desire.
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The community started with ten par ticipants back in 2019 and has grown along with the company, which now boasts over 500 employees. Among
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The Skydiennes group, Skydio’s women’s community, officially became its first employee resource group a few months ago. It started organically as a way for the women of Skydio to come together and have a space to talk about what they were working on, share their stories and provide a support system.
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Anna Wiesenthal-Birch, the com pany’s Vice President of People Opera tions, leads Skydio’s efforts to build its diverse teams and talent pipelines. She also creates the programs, practices, and accessible physical work spaces to retain them. To Wiesenthal-Birch, treat ing people right requires a consistent focus on their personal and profession al development. Below are just three Skydio does this: Invest in People At Skydio, employee personal and professional development starts on day one, with a drone. “We want all our em ployees to learn and grow,” WiesenthalBirch explained. “We believe this starts by investing in our people to provide them with foundational knowledge about drones, and specifically Skydio drones.” Every employee gets a Skydio S2+ when they join the team. The com pany calls this “Drone on Loan.” Em ployees are literally up and flying within their first week on the job. The company also hosts monthly team-building gatherings called “First Friday Fly Day.” “We all know that fly ing, especially for newer pilots, can be intimidating,” said Wiesenthal-Birch. “So we host this monthly gathering where we all get together for a few hours to fly at a local park.” Skydio also encourages all of its 500 plus employees to get Part 107 cer tified. It supports employees to obtain this license through its own internal training courses, study groups, and by defraying the costs of training materi als and testing. “A support system blos soms around our people and they suc ceed,” says Wiesenthal-Birch. To date, roughly 15% of all Skydio employees have obtained their license.
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Taking Businesses Higher DEI is important to organizational success. The 2021 UAS/AAM DEI Sur vey validated a lack of diversity, particularly across industry C-Suites, the dire need for talent, the widespread concern about this and desire for change. So now what? Businesses can use this information to start their own transformational journey. Emulate some of these best practices. Seek additional information on DEI-related pro gramming, skills-development training and initiatives, including other best practices and programs. “We are ready to now do the work needed to impact change, together,” said Rossmark.Creatinga diverse, cooperative and cohesive workplace takes effort. Culture change starts at the top of any organiza tion. The payoffs include increased em ployee satisfaction, company innovation, and profitability. Build a bigger and better tomorrow, today. For more information about diversity, equity and inclusion in the UAS/AAM in dustry, contact: Dawn Zoldi: info@p3techconsulting.com
is a licensed attorney with 28 years of combined active duty military and federal civil service to the U.S. Air Force. She is the CEO & Founder of P3 Tech Consulting and an internationally recognized expert on uncrewed aircraft system law and policy. Zoldi contributes to several magazines and hosts popular tech podcasts. In 2022, she was listed as an advanced mobility leader in MOVE America’s “The Disruptors” white paper, received the Airwards People’s Choice - Industry Impactor Award, was recognized as one of the Top Women to Follow on LinkedIn and listed in the eVTOL Insights 2022 PowerBook. For more information, follow her on social media and visit her website at: https://www.p3techcon
UASMagazine com 13 other things, the group holds a monthly Sky dienne Coffee Chat, an informal opportunity for the community to forge connections. In 2021, on International Women’s Day, Skydio also kicked off a specialized Part 107 program for its Skydiennes with a fly day in Half Moon Bay, California. To date, approxi mately 65% of the women who participated went on to partake in the additional Part 107 training offered . In addition to its women’s group, Skydio has a robust veteran’s community, compris ing more than half of its Federal team. As one of the first Department of Defense-rec ognized “Blue UAS'' companies, it provides significant support to U.S. military and coali tion partners. Building on the successes of the Skydiennes, Weisenthal-Birch reported that Skydio will be supporting the creation of additional employee resource groups for its veteran community and others in the coming months. Serve Community Together Understanding the mission, and spreading the passion involved in it on a personal level, provides another outlet for employee excitement and growth. “We do a ton of work in the community,” ex plained Mira Marquez, who leads Skydio’s social impact efforts. Marquez leads other employees in helping to build current and future generations of drone enthusiasts. Last year, Skydio partnered with Wounded Eagle and Semper Fi America’s Fund to award the first Skydio Vehicle Scholarships to disabled and injured vet erans. Both of these organizations focus on creating career pathways and providing educational opportunities for wounded vets through training, networking, and mentor ship.The company also focuses on edu cating and connecting with community youth. According to Marquez, one of the most powerful things we all can do when it comes to diversity, equity, and inclusion is help build the next generation of lead ers. Skydio employees directly connect with students, ranging from elementary to high school, both in the classroom and out in the field. The goal: to show them the possibili ties in tech careers and the drone industry. “Our drones are pretty cool. Just spending a few minutes demoing what our technology can do creates a pretty captive audience,” said Marquez.Thissummer, the Skydio Team sup ported Pre-Flight Aviation Camps for middle school girls interested in aviation, in both Colorado and Texas. They donated drones and also had their own Skydiennes on the ground helping the girls learn how to launch and control the drones. Earlier this year, the company hosted a Youth Fly Day in partnership with San Francisco’s ICA Cristo Rey All Girls Acad emy. The 75 freshman students learned about everything from the design of a drone, how they are built, use cases, and the basics of operating a drone. The day ended with a panel discussion where women from across Skydio shared their stories. After the event, 30% of the students who attended said they were newly interested in pursuing a career within technology and drones. Sky dio is continuing its partnership with ICA through its Corporate Work-Study pro gram, offering their students the ability to apply and work with Skydio for the upcom ing academic year.
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There are no shortages of challenges impacting the drone industry today, but there are also plenty of actionable solu tions – and a realistic timeline for when we begin truly utilizing airspace as a limitless resource and start delivering goods to doorsteps.
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Certainly last-mile drone deliveries could be further along, but the drone industry is making massive strides toward na tionwide adoption. Walmart recently announced it would ex pand its last-mile drone delivery network to potentially reach four million American households, across six states, by the end of 2022. Papa John's Pizza says some Americans could see their pies delivered not by a driver with the magnetic advertis ing cone on the top of their car, but by a drone.
For many years experts have predicted that futuristic technologies will disrupt the status quo and reshape our daily lives and society. One day we may all have flying cars just like GeorgeTheJetson.mass adoption of drone deliveries has been cast in a similar light – an obtainable objective, but not realistic in the present.But that is not actually the case.
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Solving the Scalability Question
Transporting products from one destination to another via drone creates a brand new, previously untapped market seg
The OS solution works by installing robotic software onboard drones of any type, which then converts them into autonomous “robot pilots.” The drones then communicate with a cloud-based operation center through 5G networks allowing for an automated fleet in a shared airspace from anywhere on the planet.
Previously, controlling a drone meant a human operating the machinery would oversee the drone’s takeoff, flight path and landing. A one-drone-to-one-person ra tio is not scalable, however – and that is where the existing technology comes in.
If this is already being done in Israel, there is no question hundreds of major American businesses have already begun thinking about the impact air mobility can have on their pro cesses and their respective bottom lines with the introduction of a more efficient, greener way to move product.
In the same way that DOS and Windows disrupted the PC industry by shift ing the focus from the hardware to the business process it serves, the FlightOps cloud-based operating system is revolutionizing the drone industry by connecting an ever-growing variety of commercial platforms and hardware to real-life business applications that allow convenient, safe and scalable mobility.
The software utilizes mission planning to create predetermined flight paths, eliminating the need for a human-controlled aircraft system. And with beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) capabilities, the autonomous drones can now travel up to longer distances, such as 25 miles. When you consider a statistic such as 90% of Americans live within ten miles of a Walmart, then suddenly the possibilities seem endless. By developing a new market segment for delivering goods, it is not just last-mile deliv eries that will be altered. Anything in the supply chain could suddenly be transported much quicker – and with a much lower operating cost and environmental footprint. For example, Orian, a global supply chain solution, recently transported cargo between distribution centers via drone, in Israel.
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ment virtually overnight. Yes, there are weight and size limitations when it comes to drones, but limitations exist in all forms of transportation and logistics. Only so many roads can be paved, railroad tracks can be laid, and shipping lanes available. However, the opportunity to transport an item in unrestricted airspace creates limit less possibilities.Airspaceisan under-used resource which creates a prime opportunity for com panies to rethink their business processes and product deliverability. The good news is the technology is already available, too.
An automated flight process reduces the dependency on drone pilots to zero and dramatically increases safety. The OS (Operating System) software converts any UAV (unmanned aerial vehicles) into a smart, cloud-connected robot with massive scalability. The introduction of predetermined flight plans leads to scalable solu tions and onboard autonomy. Because this operating system is the “Android” of drones, its easy installation onto drone hardware can turn essentially any drone into a UAV. This technological break through is not only disruptive, but it reinvents how goods can be transported safely and reimages the air mobility market landscape.
Previously, it was not economical for a business to invest heavily in non-scalable drone transportation. A coffee company investing millions of dollars into delivering caf feinated beverages by drone is burning money if a franchise location only had one hu man controlling one drone. But with unmanned aircraft scalability, suddenly that latte could be delivered on the same street as the espresso doppio that was delivered a minute earlier, and so on.
UAS MAGAZINE ISSUE 1, 2022OPERATIONS16 Drone service providers can now scale-up their operations, flying multiple drones of multiple types in a shared airspace.
So, how does that happen in the United States?
The technology will be readily available for scalability once the FAA updates its regulations to allow autonomous drone flights. The FlightOps OS is the “Android” of the air mobility market, allowing massive scalability from any drone operations by utilizing high levels of autonomy coupled with the power of cloud connectivity. Drone ser vice providers can now scale-up their op erations, flying multiple drones of multiple types, in a shared airspace.
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The aviation authorities' concerns are valid. They wish to under stand the risks and mitigate them, and technology and autonomy are the only ways to do that. In response to these concerns, FlightOps drone OS technology offers autonomous solutions for risky situa tions such as communication loss, GPS loss, sensing obstacles in the air and on the ground, and working with other drones or manned aircraft.FlightOps drone OS is already approved for BVLOS by the Civil Aviation Authority in Israel and recently by Transport Canada, which is responsible for Canadian transportation policies and programs.
Understandably, regulations are the biggest impediment to a large-scale rollout of drone deliveries nationwide. It is currently il legal for drones to be fully autonomous, but we are beginning to see different laws and regulations passed that would allow a larger drone rollout. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has begun com missioning specified companies to test BVLOS flights on a limited basis.Drone highways, now discussed with regularity, would open the path to an increase in commercial drone use. However, an immedi ate drawback would be potential laws that vary from state to state throughout the country.
As further confirmation of the software’s ability to scale op erations, in August, Volatus Aerospace became the first company in Canada to receive a BVLOS Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) from Transport Canada. This allows Volatus to operate drones without a visual observer by using the FlightOps remote software to conduct these flights. To put it simply, the Volatus CEO Glen Lynch said, “Commercialization begins now.”
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Yes, the wait continues for widespread adoption of commer cial drone deliveries in the U.S., but companies deploying tests and rollouts reiterate the demand for implementing a new type of cargo transportation throughout the country.
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Expanding the size of the angel in vestor pool who understand realistic market timing and technical platform requirements is valuable for the whole industry ecosystem. There are two emerging aerospace industry areas that the UAS Angel Network focuses on, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and Advanced Air Mobility technology (AAM). Both of these platforms are beginning to accelerate the development of disruptive technologies at a rate not seen since the early days of tradi tionalWhataviation.weare witnessing is the conver gence of commerce, big data, sustainabil ity and transportation ecosystems, and the revelation of previously unknown business models. Even if we only look at the cur rent UAS and AAM markets, it’s not difficult to understand both Main Street and Wall Street’s growing interest over the last few years. According to Deloitte, the AAM tech nology market in the U.S. alone is estimated to reach $115 billion annually by 2035, em ploying more than 280,000 high-paying jobs.
Founders seeking to build and grow companies in this market face serious head winds in the startup’s early life cycle. Hard ware heavy platforms require a strong tech nical team and sufficient R&D funding to realize a minimum viable product. Vehicle certification processes require a lengthy capi tal runway and increased investor patience. On top of these hurdles, market timing and the associated regulatory and rulemaking constraints mean that capital resources must be significant enough to weather pressures outside of the company’s control. Many startups will simply not reach commercial ization or miss out on valuable market share because seed capital constraints were just too much to overcome. Angel network is a broad term. They take many shapes and forms, but generally, we define them as organized groups of highnet-worth individuals passionate and dedi cated to the very exciting, and often risky, early phase of the startup life cycle. Many times, these investors are unknown outside the founder’s early startup team, but can
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Looking at LaunchPad’s Drone VC feed, the UAS market has raised more than 1.8 billion dollars of capital through May of 2021.
UAS MAGAZINE ISSUE 1, 202220 wield significant influence and provide valuable mentorship during those early turbulent days. The majority of angel investors we’ve had the pleasure of working with have developed a very personal and fairly rigorous investment philosophy. They are, however, open to being flexible for the right opportunity if some personal connec tion can be made (industry area of expertise, hometown startup, previous founder relationship). Unlike venture capital fund manag ers, they are not beholden to a limited partner’s investment philoso phy which allows them to pivot to changing areas of opportunity. I have yet to meet an angel that was comfortable investing in a com pany or industry where they did not have a solid understanding of the market or technology. Belonging to an angel group can provide a hedge against missing deals that don’t offer the individual inves tor level of comfort needed for a go-it-alone investment strategy. Using other members’ expertise and feedback can provide a level of real risk management.
With so many capital raising challenges specific to the UAS and AAM market, we believe there is value in providing some level of support and tracking necessary to identify future investment opportunities as startups find success or don’t.
The normal catalyst for a robust and active angel investment ecosystem within an industry usually begins with founders from that specific industry growing great companies and reaching a suc cessful exit. This newfound capital is then leveraged back into the industry startup ecosystem, as those previous founders now have the expertise, desire, and network to support the growth of new companies. It becomes a self-sustaining entity. We have seen this play out many times in software, biotech, fintech, crypto, and con sumer tech. Unmanned and autonomous aviation systems, along with advanced air mobility technology, are truly emerging markets. Those first early tech founders who will accelerate the industry growth of angel investment are still in the throes of the startup lifecycle. What we have instead is a geographically dispersed set of investors that provided initial funding in support of promising and exciting technology, while at the same time, are still learning about the regulatory challenges, infrastructure constraints and market po tential as it plays out in real-time.
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Author: Craig Mahaney Executive Director, UAS Angel Network and UAS Cluster cmahaney@dcnteam.comInitiative
Raising startup capital is always challenging, even under the best circumstances. We continually hear from founders that the level of industry maturity, regulatory timing complexities, and dis persed core industry investment partners, means very long and in efficient capital raising timelines that suppress company growth. To combat that, the UAS Angel Network looks for opportunities by diligently building relationships with startups whose technology supports both unmanned systems and advanced air mobility plat forms. At the same time, we strive to offer access to sophisticated angel investors with market experience and some level of industry knowledge. The number and types of technology that touch both UAS and AAM is constantly expanding. This creates new invest ment opportunities in some of those areas like: data management, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and smart city infrastruc ture. This expanding technology envelope is good for both the in vestor and Startupstartups.founders have to get used to the word “No.” It is a natural part of raising capital. Most investors or groups they meet will, for one reason or another, choose not to move forward with an investment. Traditional angel investor networks come to a de cision not to invest in a particular company, and that startup is quickly filed away and new deals come under review. The UAS An gel Network believes that those investors interested in an emerging market should consider some type of continued engagement, even for companies that may not have found investment through our group. With so many capital raising challenges specific to the UAS and AAM market, we believe there is value in providing some level of support and tracking necessary to identify future investment op portunities as startups find success or don’t. From the beginning, the vision of the UAS Angel Network has been to be both a connector and convener of angel networks and investors focused on catalyzing investment and startup ecosystem growth specific to the UAS and AAM industry. Our network does not manage a separate investment fund, take equity in startups, or co-invest beside our investors. This allows us to take maximum ad vantage of future partnerships and provide fully transparent sup port of founders working with our network. We are committed to building a pre-seed and early-stage capital funding pipeline nec essary for companies to achieve the mile stones required for future priced fund ing rounds they will need for long term growth and success.
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The White House has issued a long awaited and sorely needed Counter-UAS National Ac tion Plan. Following the announcement of this plan, leg islation was introduced in Congress with a bill called the Safe guarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act.
Extending detection capabilities alone will be of limited benefit without also extending complementary mitigation au thority. The reasons for extending detection capabilities to SLTT also apply to mitigation. Ideally, the proposed mitigation pilot programs will have clear performance indicators and suc cess factors such that if these goals are accomplished, the local ized and extended mitigation authority will become permanent and expand in scope, commensurate with the risk.
The Action Plan and the Bill acknowledge the well-es tablished benefits from the proliferation of drones, but also express a significantly heightened level of concern about the concurrent associated risks from malicious actors weaponizing commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UASs). The strategic goal is to safeguard the expansion of positive UAS activity while also safeguarding airspace by closing notable gaps in current laws and policies with new ground rules.
Having said that, extending the authority for detection alone will not fully address the problem, unless some degree of corresponding mitigation authority is also extended, which points to the next major pillar of the plan.
Radar, for example, is known to often have a false positive problem, as it may falsely identify a bird or other flying objects as a drone. Optical solutions are ineffective without a clear line of sight, which is often the case in cities or hilly or mountainous terrain. Acoustic solutions are ineffective in noisy environments
In particular, the policy recognizes the importance of de volution and extension of authority to maximize capability for UAS detection; related to this, accuracy of characterization de serves no less priority, to minimize potential for UAS misidenti fication. Regarding the critically key area of mitigation, the Plan and legislation appropriately reflects federal caution regarding mitigation technology that could carrying the potential for haz ards, such as operational disruption or collateral damage. With these safety considerations in mind, the Plans do start to en courage appropriate technology adoption for more advanced mitigation options designed to address such safety concerns and any movement toward such innovation should be encour aged and extended.
Extension of Detection: Devolution and Expansion of UAS Detection Authority to State, Local, Territorial, Tribal (SLTT) and Critical Infrastructure Levels SLTT law enforcement agencies are tasked with ensuring safety in many environments, use cases, and scenarios in which drones represent a tangible threat, including heavily populated mega-events such as concerts, championship games, marathons, and political rallies, as well as at sites such as local government buildings and other facilities.
Extension of Mitigation: Federal Pilot Program for Expansion of C-UAS Mitigation activity to SLTT Level
In these situations, SLTT law enforcement may often be the only resource available to contend with and prepare for such incidents.Granting UAS Detection Authority to these local level juris dictions represents a major step forward in expanding the cov erage and reach of security activity against rogue drones. The sheer numbers, locations, and resources of local law enforce ment employing C-UAS detection technology would translate into a massive increase in the forces ready to contend with these threats and heighten the nation’s readiness and responsiveness in confronting the rapid increase in incidents and attacks.
Technology: List authorized detection equipment that avoids operational or communications disruption of airspace Spotlighting C-UAS solutions and promoting counterdrone technology is essential, ideally in a manner that helps the nation advance and move beyond the shortcomings of legacy detection technologies, and encourages innovation with an em phasis on safety, control, and continuity. Encouraging trial and adoption of new smart technologies, beyond legacy jamming and kinetic based equipment, will help avoid the associated risks of disrupted communications and collateral damage. The stated need to avoid or minimize adverse impact on the communica tions spectrum and on the National Airspace System (NAS) is essential, and this exercise should also point to next-generation approaches which overcome these legacy limitations. Tradition al UAS detection technologies have performed well in certain environments and have a role to play in a layered defense, but also have drawbacks in sensitive and urban environments.
The easy accessibility and low cost of commercial drones make them readily available for malicious or careless actors to cause mayhem at events, damage to facilities, and harm to the local population. Drones can also be used to surveil law enforcement agencies, attack local authorities, and even target high-ranking law enforcement officials or other VIPs. Local first responders in dangerous situations could be targeted dur ing a terror attack via drones. Malicious actors can use drones to prevent first responders from helping victims, or otherwise managing the situation.
While the Plan and Bill are quite detailed, comprehensive, and multifaceted, there are a few core elements which are at the centerpiece of both, and which warrant special attention.
In this environment and use case, it is imperative that the detection and mitigation equipment be based on the latest technology with an emphasis on safety, control, and con tinuity, avoiding any chance of operational disruption or collateral damage to critical in frastructure.
The Counter-UAS Action Plan and re cently introduced legislation both include many relevant and timely steps and mecha nisms to address the rapidly rising danger of rogue drones. These components are prom ising in their capability to bring the nation’s C-UAS readiness to the next level of height ened urgency with a more systematic and comprehensive defense. The devolution and extension of drone detection and mitigation authority to more local levels; the support for new genera tion technologies that specifically address the problem in ways that emphasize safety, con trol, and continuity; the focus on the protec tion of critical infrastructure; and the track ing of incidents in a comprehensive manner all represent steps that should be adopted rapidly and applied in the broadest possible manner to maximize the value in reducing risk and achieving the widest homeland pro tection coverage possible. In all these steps, strong consideration should be given to ex tending mitigation possibilities to the same degree that detection responsibilities will ex pand, such that the full-incident lifecycle is covered for the safest possible outcomes.
Author: Jeffrey Starr Chief Marketing Officer, D-Fend JeffreyS@D-FendSolutions.comSolutions
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Conclusion – A Solid First Step Foundation for National C-UAS Protection
UAS MAGAZINE ISSUE 1, 202224 over, and seize control of hostile drones, re program them to follow a safe route to a safe landing, and allow for total continuity, with no disruption to operations or communica tions, and which avoid the risk of collateral damage.
Incident Tracking: UAS Incident Database Incident tracking databases can make a major contribution to better understanding the nature, changes, and trends that occur in the constantly changing drone threat. Such databases should track not only the obvious data like dates and locations, but also sec tors, use cases, nature of the incident (attack, near collision, etc.) and if possible, the actual drone make and model.
The Counter-UAS Action Plan and the Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act both bring many urgently needed countermeasures to address the rapidly rising danger of hostile drones. These steps promise to bring the na tion’s C-UAS readiness to the next level of heightened urgency, and provide a more ro bust, systematic and comprehensive defense. Strengthening and expanding these authori ties and plans, for both detection and mitiga tion, will enable the new drone society and economy to flourish, while safeguarding the homeland from the rapidly rising risks of rogue drones.
Critical Infrastructure: Enable and oversee placement of C-UAS Mitigation equipment at critical infrastructure sites
Strengthening and expanding authorities and plans, for both detection and mitigation, will enable the new drone society and economy to flourish while safeguarding the homeland from the rapidly rising risks of rogue drones. or with increasingly quieter drones. The recommended technology guidance should highlight and emphasize detection technolo gies that deliver fast and accurate detections without false positives and with no line of sight or noise constraint limitations required. Even more importantly, this exercise of authorizing and listing technology should cover mitigation technologies in addition to detection technologies, for obvious reasons. As with detection, legacy mitigation technol ogies also have major shortcomings and lim itations in today’s sensitive and urban envi ronments when confronting hostile drones. Notably, one of the most common techniques, various forms of jamming, is only temporary, which means the hostile drone pilot can regain control after the jam ming stops. In addition, and to the points raised on the Plan and in the Bill, jamming may disrupt communications and airspace operations.Theother alternative, multiple forms of kinetic solutions, all of which involve the physical shooting of some form of projec tile, are highly risky in crowded situations and can cause severe collateral damage, ei ther from the falling projectile or the downed drone.An authorized C-UAS Mitigation tech nology program could foster new generation C-UAS technologies, including smart, cybercentric technologies that can disconnect, take
The emphasis on protecting critical in frastructure from hostile drones is encour aging and timely. The world has witnessed devastation from drone strikes on critical fa cilities such as oil facilities, power plants, and ports and harbors. The urgency around this step is obvious given the mission-critical role of these infrastructure sites combined with the fact that they often contain storage for hazardous and potentially explosive chemi cals and Allowingsubstances.theplacement of C-UAS miti gation equipment for use by authorized fed eral security agency staff, or potentially newly authorized SLTT personnel, would be an other step to greater protection and coverage of the homeland from hostile drones. This could be a first step towards eventually also allowing the site’s own security staff similar or defined allowances with proper qualifica tion, training, and approvals.
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Stennis Space Center Building 1103, Suite 140C Stennis Space Center, MS 39529 Richard Brown, Sr. Scientist Phone www.i2rcorp.comrbrown@i2rcorp.com(228-688-2570)
Parallax Advanced Research 4035 Colonel Glenn Hwy Beavercreek, OH 45431 Bob Tanner, Parallax Advanced Research & Director of Aerospace Phone parallaxresearch.orgparallax@parallaxresearch.org(937-705-1000)
Super Pro Aerial 16009 Arminta Street Van Nuys, CA 91406 Daniel Fetterly, President Phone (818-780-1886) Fax www.superproaerial.comdan@usasmog.com(818-780-1978)
InterMet Systems 4767 Broadmoor Avenue Southeast Suite Grand7Rapids, MI 49512 Alana Dachtler, Vice President of Sales & Marketing Phone www.intermetsystems.cominfo@intermetsystems.com(616-971-1005)
Ray McFall, Integrated Customer prattwhitney.comray.mcfall@prattwhitney.comPhoneSolutions(860-970-1705)
Northwest Kansas Technical College PO Box 668 1209 Harrison Avenue Goodland, KS 67735 Mark Dickey, Director of IT & Aviation www.nwktc.edumark.dickey@nwktc.eduPhoneDirector(800-316-4127)
Innovative Imaging & Research (I2R)
Nanomotion Inc. 1 Comac Loop, Suite 14B2 Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 Alan Feinstein, President Phone (631-585-3000) Fax www.nanomotion.comnano@nanomotion.com(631-585-1947)
Andrew Kemper, Executive Director of Sales & Program Management Phone www.axiomelectronics.comandrew.kemper@axiomsmt.com(503-350-4932)
UAS MAGAZINE ISSUE 1, 202230 Apellix 2180 Emerson Street Jacksonville, FL 32207 Robert Dahlstrom, CEO Phone www.apellix.cominfo@apellix.com(904-647-4511)
Axiom Electronics, LLC 9845 Northeast Eckert Drive Suite Hillsboro,200 OR 97123
Silvertone UAV 1/21 Nagle Street Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650 Australia Ken Taylor, Managing Director Phone silvertone.com.aucontact@silvertone.com.au(61-2-6931-8252)
Skycharge GmbH Kopenhagener Str. 76 Berlin Germany Andrea Puiatti Phone www.skycharge.deinfo@skycharge.de(49-152-5288-7085)
Alva Industries Fossegrenda 1 Trondheim, Trondelag 7038 Norway Anton Franzen, Chief Product Officer Phone www.alvaindustries.comsales@alvaindustries.com(47-969-43-427)
Septentrio GNSS & GNSS/INS Solutions 23848 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 200 Torrance, CA 90505 Mo Kapila, Sales Manager Phone www.septentrio.comsales.us@septentrio.com(310-541-8139)
3001 South Washington Street Grand Forks, ND 58201 Jim Richtsmeier, UAS Simulation & Mission Planning Phone www.ideal-aerosmith.comjrich@idealaerosmith.com(701-757-3400)
LeTourneau University
Platform Manufacturer
CopterPix, Ltd. 1 Postal Compound Kibbutz Karmia 7913500 Israel Igal Yarmolinsky, Vice President of PhoneSales www.copterpix.proigal.y@copterpix.pro(972-54-464-6758)
UXV Technologies ApS Brogrenen 7 Ishoej, Copenhagen 2635 Denmark Steven Friberg, CEO Phone uxvtechnologies.comsf@uavcomp.com(45-20631198)
TransLumen Technologies, LLC 175 East Delaware Place, Suite 6808 Chicago, IL 60611 Carol Sherman, President Phone www.translumen.netcarol.sherman@translumen.net(312-337-8099)
2100 South Mobberly Avenue Longview, TX 75602 Ruedi Schubarth, Assistant Professor of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Phone unmanned-aircraft-bs.htmlwww.letu.edu/academics/aviation/ruedischubarth@letu.edu(903-233-4210)
Private Uncrewed Systems & Robotics Database (USRD) 3100 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 1200 Arlington, VA 22201 David Klein, Research Analyst Phone www.auvsi.org/usrddklein@auvsi.org(703-845-9671)
HSE-UAV Homeland Surveillance & Electronics LLC 122 Live Oaks Boulevard Casselberry, FL 32707 Joye Deone Sanders, Director Phone www.hse-uav.comjsanders@hse-uav.com(309-361-7656)
Pratt & Whitney 400 Main Street East Hartford, CT 06118
Testing Facilities Ideal Aerosmith
Carolina Unmanned Vehicles Inc. 4105 Graham Newton Road Raleigh, NC 27606 Mike Rogers, Project Manager Phone www.carolinaunmanned.commerogers@carolinaunmanned.com(919-851-9898)
Commercial Drone Group 9391 Hamilton Drive Mentor, OH 44060 Dan Chan, Commercial Construction Mapping & Inspection Phone www.commercialdronegroup.comhello@commercialdronegroup.com(440-363-6200)
UASMagazine com 31 Service ConstructionProvider&Engineering
Counter Drone AeroDefense 1000 Sanger Avenue, Suite 18 Oceanport, NJ 07757 Lexi Rinaudo, Marketing Manager Phone aerodefense.techlexi.rinaudo@aerodefense.tech(225-270-1347)
FlyoverFlyover.ioData, LLC 7034 Sugar Lane Land O'Lakes, WI 54540 Mac McKinnon, CEO Phone flyover.iomac@flyover.io(608-571-7992)
Elizabeth Osborn, CEO Phone anemoment.comliz@anemoment.com(720-771-3595)
Precision Agriculture Homeland Environmental Solutions 122 Live Oaks Boulevard Casselberry, FL 32707 Bryan Sanders Phone homeland-enviro.comsales@homeland-enviro.com(309-361-7656)
Disaster Response DroneDek Corporation 7601 East 88th Place, Building 8 Indianapolis, IN 46256 Dan O'Toole, Chairman & CEO Phone dronedek.comdan@dronedek.com(317-694-7520)
SEKISUI Aerospace 705 Southwest Seventh Street Renton, WA 98057 Jon Evans, Sr. Vice President of Business Development & Strategy Phone www.sekisuiaerospace.cominfo@sekisuiaerospace.com(425-235-2750)
Environmental Anemoment LLC 353 Main Longmont,StreetCO80501
Data Processing AlarisPro, Inc. 1703 South Clinton Street Baltimore, MD 21224
Michael Merritt, Strategy & skyportsdroneservices.commichael.merritt@skyports.netPhoneOperations(0750-095-8096)
Fidelis Aerial Imaging 22576 Osborne Road Lakeville, IN 46536 Rob Greathouse, Owner Phone fidelis.usr.greathouse@fidelis.us(574-850-4628)
ICS, Inc. (Industrial Contract Services) 2500 Mill Road Grand Forks, ND 58201 Suzzanne Danielson, Project Development Coordinator Phone www.icsgf.comsuzzanne.danielson@icsgf.us(701-775-8480)
ISight Drone Services 5515 University Avenue Grand Forks, ND 58203 Joey Schmit, President Phone www.isightdrones.cominfo@isightdrones.com(701-367-2905)
Jugapro India Private Limited Sector 49, Sohna Road, 1043 Tower A, Spaze I Tech Gurgaon, Middle East 122018 India Pawan Kakkar, CEO Phone www.jugapro.compk@jugapro.com(91-919-8100137)
Iler Aerial Imaging 5061 North Abbe Road, Suite 3 Sheffield Village, OH 44035 Kent Iler, President & CEO Phone (440-462-4537) Fax www.ilerimaging.cominfo@ilerimaging.com(440-458-5207)
MightyFly Inc. 14460 Doolittle Drive San Leandro, CA 94577 Fernanda Sausen, Senior Director of Business Development Phone www.mightyfly.comfernanda@mightyfly.com(510-676-4956)
Pointivo 3400 Peachtree Road Northeast Suite Atlanta,1620GA 30326 Maury Margol, Head of Business www.pointivo.commaury.margol@pointivo.comPhoneDevelopment(770-289-1769)
DroneLogix, LLC 1811 Meadowcove Drive Richardson, TX 75081 David Ebaugh, CEO Phone www.dronelogix.comdebaugh@dronelogix.com(214-728-9780)
Aeroworks Productions, LLC 5100 18th Street Kenosha, WI 53144 Adam Andrews, Professional Specialty Imaging Services Phone www.aeroworksproductions.comadam@aeroworksproductions.com(262-455-5135)
Future Delivery Julius-Ludowieg-Str. 46 Hamburg 21073 Denmark Leo Schuhmacher Phone www.future-delivery.comschuhmacher@future-delivery.de(49-04-0334653730)
Fleet Management AlarisPro, Inc. 1703 South Clinton Street Baltimore, MD 21224
Anthony Pucciarella, UAS Fleet alarispro.comsales@alarispro.comPhoneManagement(410-881-0800)
Valqari 355 Eisenhower Lane South Lombard, IL 60148 Ryan Walsh, CEO Phone valqari.comryan.walsh@valqari.com(630-886-4749)
Drone Delivery Septentrio GNSS & GNSS/INS Solutions 23848 Hawthorne Boulevard Suite Torrance,200 CA 90505 Mo Kapila, Sales Manager Phone www.septentrio.comsales.us@septentrio.com(310-541-8139)
Energy & Utilities American Technologies,AerospaceInc. 14 Union Hill Road, Suite 100 Conshohocken, PA 19428 David Yoel, Founder & CEO Phone americanaerospace.comdavid@americanaerospace.com(610-225-2604)
Skyports 170 Kennington Lane London SE11 5DP United Kingdom
Vigilant Drone Defense Inc. 1055 West Seventh Street, 33rd Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017 Steve Davis Phone (424-275-8282) Fax vigilantdronedefense.comadmin@vigilantdronedefense.com(424-275-8484)
Carlson Software 33 East Second Street Maysville, KY 41056 Steve Cummings, Drone Images to PhoneCAD www.carlsonsw.comslcummings@carlsonsw.com(606-564-5028)
Septentrio GNSS & GNSS/INS Solutions 23848 Hawthorne Boulevard Suite Torrance,200 CA 90505 Mo Kapila, Sales Manager Phone www.septentrio.comsales.us@septentrio.com(310-541-8139)
Anthony Pucciarella, UAS Fleet alarispro.comsales@alarispro.comPhoneManagement(410-881-0800)
D-Fend Solutions Inc. 1640 Boro Place, 4th Floor McLean, VA 22102 Jeffrey Starr, CMO Phone (855-217-7205) Fax d-fendsolutions.cominfo@d-fendsolutions.com(571-365-0399)
Avaans Media PR Remote Team-US Based LosHeadquartersAngeles,CA Tara Coomans Phone avaansmedia.comprogress@avaansmedia.com(424-278-9199)
Alva Industries Fossegrenda 1 Trondheim, Trondelag 7038 Norway Anton Franzen, Chief Product Officer Phone www.alvaindustries.comsales@alvaindustries.com(47-969-43-427)
Bella Wings Aviation Tumon Sands Plaza, Suite 326 Tumon, Guam 96913 Charlie Hermosa Phone www.bellawingsaviation.cominfo@bellawingsaviation.com(671-988-5809)
Carolina Unmanned Vehicles Inc. 4105 Graham Newton Road Raleigh, NC 27606 Mike Rogers, Project Manager Phone www.carolinaunmanned.commerogers@carolinaunmanned.com(919-851-9898)
Boomerang Carnets 217 Park Barrington,AvenueIL60010
Airvelations 1 Waterbrook Drive Washington, NJ 07882 Christopher Schaefer, Owner/UAS Pilot Phone www.airvelations.comchris@airvelations.com(201-572-4265)
UAS MAGAZINE ISSUE 1, 202232 A Abaris Training Resources, Inc. 5401 Longley Lane, Suite 49 Reno, NV 89511 Louis Dorworth, Direct Services Division www.abaris.comlou@abaris.comPhoneManager(971-261-2053)
Curt EH Wilson, President & CEO Phone atacarnet.cominfo@atacarnet.com(800-282-2900)
COMPANY INDEX
Aeroworks Productions, LLC 5100 18th Street Kenosha, WI 53144 Adam Andrews, Professional Specialty Imaging Services Phone www.aeroworksproductions.comadam@aeroworksproductions.com(262-455-5135)
AUVSI-Association for Uncrewed Vechicle Systems International 3100 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 1200 Arlington, VA 22201 Michael Wilbur, Director of Engagement Phone www.auvsi.orgengage@auvsi.org(703-845-9671)
David Yoel, Founder & CEO Phone americanaerospace.comdavid@americanaerospace.com(610-225-2604)
Botlink 3241 South University Drive Fargo, ND 58104 Matt Sather, General Manager Phone botlink.cominfo@botlink.com(701-412-2988) C Capewell 105 Nutmeg Road South South Windsor, CT 06074 Gregory Bloom, President/CEO Phone (860-610-0700) Fax www.capewell.comgregory.bloom@capewell.com(860-610-0120)
Airborne Public Safety Association 50 Carroll Creek Way, Suite 260 Frederick, MD 21701 Benay Osborne Phone (301-631-2406) | Fax www.publicsafetyaviation.orgbosborne@publicsafetyaviation.org(301-631-2466)
Anthony Pucciarella, UAS Fleet alarispro.comsales@alarispro.comPhoneManagement(410-881-0800)
Best Autonomous Insights 2501 Blue Ridge Road, Suite 390 Raleigh, NC 27607 Kyle Snyder, Principal Consultant Phone autonomous-insightsmichaelbestconsulting.com/best-ktsnyder@michaelbestconsulting.com(984-220-8750)
AeroDefense 1000 Sanger Avenue, Suite 18 Oceanport, NJ 07757 Lexi Rinaudo, Marketing Manager Phone aerodefense.techlexi.rinaudo@aerodefense.tech(225-270-1347)
Azure Trails 3731 South Garibaldi Way Saratoga Springs, UT 84045 Eric Golpe, Managing Director Phone azuretrails.comsupport@azuretrails.com(801-416-3309) B Baldwin Safety & Compliance 11 Palmetto Parkway, Suite 104 Hilton Head Island, SC 29926 Don Baldwin, President Phone www.baldwinsms.combaldwin@baldwinaviation.com(843-342-5434)
Blue Skies Drones 209 South Tower Avenue Centralia, WA 98531 Dale Hylton Phone www.blueskiesdroneshop.comcontact@blueskiesdronerental.com(844-474-8833)
CYCOGS PO Box 662 Sauk City, WI 53583 Ty Tobey, AI Robotics Phone cycogs.comtytobey@cycogs.com(608-795-2224)
American Technologies,AerospaceInc. 14 Union Hill Road, Suite 100 Conshohocken, PA 19428
DIS-Delta Digital Video 747 Dresher Road, Suite 125 Horsham, PA 19044 Amanda Capoferri, Critical Video Compression, Recording & Scan Conversion Phone www.deltadigitalvideo.comsales@deltadigitalvideo.com(215-657-5270)
DroneDek Corporation 7601 East 88th Place, Building 8 Indianapolis, IN 46256 Dan O'Toole, Chairman & CEO Phone dronedek.comdan@dronedek.com(317-694-7520)
Dynamic Systems, LLC 2525 Justin Lane Wilmington, DE 19810 Lee Burstein Phone lee@dynamicsys.com(302-477-0180)www.dynamicsys.com
Axiom Electronics, LLC 9845 Northeast Eckert Drive, Suite 200 Hillsboro, OR 97123 Andrew Kemper, Executive Director of Sales & Program Management Phone www.axiomelectronics.comandrew.kemper@axiomsmt.com(503-350-4932)
Censys Technologies 1808 Concept Court, Suite 200 Daytona Beach, FL 32114 Kyle Miller Phone www.censystech.cominfo@censystech.com(386-341-3532)
Apellix 2180 Emerson Street Jacksonville, FL 32207 Robert Dahlstrom, CEO Phone www.apellix.cominfo@apellix.com(904-647-4511)
Anemoment LLC 353 Main Longmont,StreetCO80501 Elizabeth Osborn, CEO Phone anemoment.comliz@anemoment.com(720-771-3595)
Commaris 23 Rainin Road Woburn, MA 01801 Fred Bedard, Director of Sales, Marketing & Flight commaris.comfred.bedard@commaris.comPhoneOps(781-491-0812)
Commercial Drone Group 9391 Hamilton Drive Mentor, OH 44060 Dan Chan, Commercial Construction Mapping & Inspection Phone www.commercialdronegroup.comhello@commercialdronegroup.com(440-363-6200) CopterPix, Ltd. 1 Postal Compound Kibbutz Karmia 7913500 Israel Igal Yarmolinsky, Vice President of Sales Phone www.copterpix.proigal.y@copterpix.pro(972-54-464-6758)
AlarisPro, Inc. 1703 South Clinton Street Baltimore, MD 21224
D D-Fend Solutions Inc. 1640 Boro Place, 4th Floor McLean, VA 22102 Jeffrey Starr, CMO Phone (855-217-7205) Fax d-fendsolutions.cominfo@d-fendsolutions.com(571-365-0399)
Drone Industries, Ltd. PROTO-Centre for Emerging Technology Baltic Business Quarter Gateshead, Tyne and Wear NE8 3DF United Kingdom Ben Mawhinney, DroneLab Phone www.dronelab.ioinfo@dronelab.io(44-191-645-6150)
DroneLogix, LLC 1811 Meadowcove Drive Richardson, TX 75081 David Ebaugh, CEO Phone www.dronelogix.comdebaugh@dronelogix.com(214-728-9780)
AUVSI Trusted Operator Program™ (TOP) 3100 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 1200 Arlington, VA 22201 Vernon Shurtz, Program Manager Phone www.auvsi.org/topoperatorvshurtz@auvsi.org(703-845-9671)
Carlson Software 33 East Second Street Maysville, KY 41056 Steve Cummings, Drone Images to CAD Phone www.carlsonsw.comslcummings@carlsonsw.com(606-564-5028)
Archer OpTx, Inc. 1208 Sigma Court Rockwall, TX 75087 Colby Freeman, Sales Manager-North www.archeroptx.comcolbycfreeman@archeroptx.comPhoneAmerica(972-722-1064)
Frank Boston, Owner & Proprietor Phone www.facebook.com/FlyingTurtleDroneflyingturtledrone@outlook.com(507-400-0094)
Iler Aerial Imaging 5061 North Abbe Road, Suite 3 Sheffield Village, OH 44035 Kent Iler, President & CEO Phone (440-462-4537) Fax (440-458-5207) www.ilerimaging.cominfo@ilerimaging.com
Leonardo DRS-Sensors 1300 South Sherman Street Richardson, TX 75081 Doug VanDover Phone www.leonardodrs.com/commercial-infraredeois.marketing@drs.com(214-996-1118)
LKD Aerospace 8020 Bracken Place Southeast Snoqualmie, WA 98065
HSE-UAV Homeland Surveillance & Electronics LLC 122 Live Oaks Boulevard Casselberry, FL 32707 Joye Deone Sanders, Director Phone www.hse-uav.comjsanders@hse-uav.com(309-361-7656)
F Fidelis Aerial Imaging 22576 Osborne Road Lakeville, IN 46536 Rob Greathouse, Owner Phone fidelis.usr.greathouse@fidelis.us(574-850-4628)
Iridium Communications Inc. 1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1400 McLean, VA 22102 Jordan Hassin, Executive Director of www.iridium.comjordan.hassin@iridium.comPhoneCommunications(703-356-0484)
Future Delivery Julius-Ludowieg-Str. 46 Hamburg 21073 Germany Leo Schuhmacher Phone www.future-delivery.comschuhmacher@future-delivery.de(49-00-040334653730)
ISight Drone Services 5515 University Avenue Grand Forks, ND 58203 Joey Schmit, President Phone www.isightdrones.cominfo@isightdrones.com(701-367-2905)
G GCG Consulting Resources Group 4264 Middlesex Drive San Diego, CA 92116 George Guerra, President Phone gcgconsulting.megcguerra27@gmail.com(858-231-4395)
J James Wyble Drone Pilot 244 Hyland Drive Gheens, LA 70355 James Wyble, FAA Certified Drone Pilot Phone bayoulite@yahoo.com(985-209-6266) Job Service of North Dakota 1501 28th Avenue South Grand Forks, ND 58201 Mary Houdek, Business Advisor Phone (701-795-3723) Fax www.jobsnd.commhoudek@nd.gov(701-795-3750)
Albert Crozier, Drone Pilot/Owner Phone www.ladroneman.comladroneman@gmail.com(727-641-3373)
Innovation Law Office 6929 East Tenth Street #288 Indianapolis, IN 46219 Dennis Schell, Founding Partner Phone www.innovation.attorneydennis@innovation.attorney(317-912-1444)
Innovative Imaging & Research (I2R)
InterMet Systems 4767 Broadmoor Avenue Southeast, Suite 7 Grand Rapids, MI 49512 Alana Dachtler, Vice President of Sales & www.intermetsystems.cominfo@intermetsystems.comPhoneMarketing(616-971-1005)
I ICS, Inc. (Industrial Contract Services) 2500 Mill Road Grand Forks, ND 58201 Suzzanne Danielson, Project Development www.icsgf.comsuzzanne.danielson@icsgf.usPhoneCoordinator(701-775-8480)
Jugapro India Private Limited Sector 49, Sohna Road, 1043 Tower A, Spaze I Tech Gurgaon, Middle East 122018 India Pawan Kakkar, CEO Phone www.jugapro.compk@jugapro.com(91-919-8100137)
5381 Raley Sacramento,BoulevardCA95838 David Flack Phone kratosdefense.comdavid.flack@kratosdefense.com(916-991-1990) L La Droneman Drone Services 2159 Nursery Road #237 Clearwater, FL 33764
InnoVets 17720 White Marble Drive Monument, CO 80132 Christopher Yakabe, President Phone innovets.netchris@innovets.net(303-946-6771)
Len McNally, Vice President of Sales & lkdaerospace.com/imusales@lkdaero.comPhonePrograms(425-396-0829)
Loki Research, LLC 119 Mowrey Lane Theodosia, MO 65761 Scott Kormeier, Owner/President Phone www.lokiresearch.comscott@lokiresearch.com(573-216-8997)
Loudoun County Development-Ashburn,EconomicVA 43777 Central Station Drive, Suite 300 Ashburn, VA 20147 Brandon Ferris, Business Development Manager of HSM, Logistics & Aviation Phone aviation-transportation/unmanned-systemsbiz.loudoun.gov/key-business-sectors/brandon.ferris@loudoun.gov(703-771-5378)
Ground Control 3100 El Camino Real Atascadero, CA 93422 Alastair MacLeod, Global Satellite Internet, Phone & IoT Connectivity Phone www.groundcontrol.com/ussales@groundcontrol.com(805-783-4600)
HC Aerial Adjusting & Drone Inspections, LLC 304 South Jones Boulevard, Suite 5065 Las Vegas, NV 89107
LeTourneau University 2100 South Mobberly Avenue Longview, TX 75602 Ruedi Schubarth, Assistant Professor of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Phone unmanned-aircraft-bs.htmlwww.letu.edu/academics/aviation/ruedischubarth@letu.edu(903-233-4210)
Craig Colson, Remote Pilot in Command Phone (661-587-7702) | Fax (661-587-7703) www.hcadjusting.comcraig@hcadjusting.com Heath Consultants Incorporated 9030 Monroe Road Houston, TX 77061
UASMagazine com 33 E ERGIS PO Box Claremore,1072OK 74018 Philip Hanley, Principal Phone ergis.usinfo@ergis.us(361-549-6699)
FlyoverFlyover.ioData, LLC 7034 Sugar Lane Land O'Lakes, WI 54540 Mac McKinnon, CEO Phone flyover.iomac@flyover.io(608-571-7992)
H
Paul Wehnert, Executive Vice President Phone heathus.cominfo@heathus.com(713-844-1300)
Homeland Environmental Solutions 122 Live Oaks Boulevard Casselberry, FL 32707 Bryan Sanders Phone homeland-enviro.comsales@homeland-enviro.com(309-361-7656)
Ideal Aerosmith 3001 South Washington Street Grand Forks, ND 58201 Jim Richtsmeier, UAS Simulation & Mission www.ideal-aerosmith.comjrich@idealaerosmith.comPhonePlanning(701-757-3400)
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
Flying Turtle Drone Videography 722 Saint Marys Boulevard Charlotte, MI 48813
Stennis Space Center Building 1103, Suite 140C Stennis Space Center, MS 39529 Richard Brown, Sr. Scientist Phone www.i2rcorp.comrbrown@i2rcorp.com(228-688-2570)
Frontier Precision 1713 Burlington Drive Bismarck, ND 58504 Dennis Kemmesat, President & CEO Phone (701-222-2030) | Fax www.frontierprecision.com/unmanneddennisk@frontierprecision.com(701-258-5324)
K KENDRONE Greenwood Resort Mombasa,Mtwapa Coast Province 80109 Kenya Training & Commercial Services Phone www.kendrone.co.keinfo@kendrone.co.ke(254-702-450-820)
UAS MAGAZINE ISSUE 1, 202234 M Mapware 712 H Street Northeast, Suite 890 Washington, DC 20002 Chris Blair Phone www.mapware.comchris.blair@mapware.com(215-550-1823)
NCDOT Aviation UAS 1050 Meridian Drive Morrisville, NC 27560 Riley Beaman, UAS Program Manager Phone Pages/default.aspxwww.ncdot.gov/divisions/aviation/uas/jrbeaman@ncdot.gov(919-814-0572)
O Oculus Deus, LLC PO Box Guntersville,684 AL 35976 Richard Lusk, Owner Phone www.odllc.comrick@odllc.com(256-682-0800)
OneSky 220 Valley Creek Boulevard Exton, PA 19341 Amanda Brewer, Head of Marketing Phone onesky.xyzabrewer@oneskysystems.com(833-966-3759)
Silvertone UAV 1/21 Nagle Street Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650 Australia Ken Taylor, Managing Director Phone silvertone.com.aucontact@silvertone.com.au(6-12-6931-8252)
SkyOp LLC 5297 Parkside Drive, Suite 435 Canandaigua, NY 14424 Brian Pitre, Nationwide Flight Training, STEM Drone Training & Corporate Programs Phone www.skyop.combrian@skyop.com(585-230-0550)
SKYTRAC Systems, Ltd. 210-1631 Dickson Avenue Kelowna, BC V1Y 0B5 Canada Jeff Sherwood, Director of Business www.skytrac.casales@skytrac.caPhoneDevelopment(250-765-2393)
Northwest Kansas Technical College PO Box 668 1209 Harrison Avenue Goodland, KS 67735 Mark Dickey, Director of IT & Aviation www.nwktc.edumark.dickey@nwktc.eduPhoneDirector(800-316-4127)
P Parallax Advanced Research 4035 Colonel Glenn Hwy Beavercreek, OH 45431 Bob Tanner, Parallax Advanced Research & Director of Aerospace Phone parallaxresearch.orgparallax@parallaxresearch.org(937-705-1000)
SKYTRAC Systems 1631 Dickson Avenue #210 Kelowna, BC V1Y 0B5 Canada Reuben Mann Phone www.skytrac.carmann@skytrac.ca(778-818-0180)
S Sagetech Avionics 317 West Steuben Street Bingen, WA 98605 Pauline Bacot Phone sagetech.compauline.bacot@sagetech.com(720-417-3222)
Spicer Group, Inc. 230 South Washington Avenue Saginaw, MI 48607 Jeremy Dancer, Assorted Geospatial www.spicergroup.comjeremyd@spicergroup.comPhoneServices(989-754-4717)
Septentrio GNSS & GNSS/INS Solutions 23848 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 200 Torrance, CA 90505 Mo Kapila, Sales Manager Phone www.septentrio.comsales.us@septentrio.com(310-541-8139)
Pointivo 3400 Peachtree Road Northeast, Suite 1620 Atlanta, GA 30326 Maury Margol, Head of Business www.pointivo.commaury.margol@pointivo.comPhoneDevelopment(770-289-1769)
Parker Hannifin 459 Hurricane Lane Williston, VT 05495 Joe Beckwith, MicroStrain Sensors Phone www.microstrain.commicrostrainsales@parker.com(802-862-6629)
SEKISUI Aerospace 705 Southwest Seventh Street Renton, WA 98057
Ofil Ltd. 16 Einstein Street Ness Ziona, Center 74036250 Israel Hannah Barzilay, Corona Inspection PhoneSpecialist(052-601-0144) | Fax ofilsystems.comhannah.barzilay@ofilsystems.com(88-895-05557)
Skyports 170 Kennington Lane London SE11 5DP United Kingdom Michael Merritt, Strategy & Operations Phone skyportsdroneservices.commichael.merritt@skyports.net(0750-09-58096)
Jon Evans, Sr. Vice President of Business Development & Strategy Phone www.sekisuiaerospace.cominfo@sekisuiaerospace.com(425-235-2750)
Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation 65 West Street Road, Building C Warminster, PA 18974 Kirk Zucal, Marketing Phone www.nasc.comkirk.zucal@nasc.com(215-676-4900)
Silvus Technologies 10990 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1500 Los Angeles, CA 90024 Jim Henderson, Vice President of Sales Phone silvustechnologies.cominfo@silvustechnologies.com(310-479-3333)
Ohio UAS Center 4170 Allium Springfield,CourtOH45505 Fred Judson, UAS Director Phone uas.ohio.govfred.judson@dot.ohio.gov(419-373-4497)
Sunhillo Corporation 444 Kelley Drive West Berlin, NJ 08091 Doug Walczak, Director of Marketing/UAS Phone www.sunhillo.comsales@sunhillo.com(856-767-7676)
NewBeeDrone 8245 Ronson Road, Suite K San Diego, CA 92111 Daryn Huang, COO Phone www.newbeedrone.comdaryn@newbeedrone.com(858-308-2199)
N Nanomotion Inc. 1 Comac Loop, Suite 14B2 Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 Alan Feinstein, President Phone (631-585-3000) Fax www.nanomotion.comnano@nanomotion.com(631-585-1947)
Percepto Dam Hamacbim 38 Dona 1 Building, 3rd Modi'in-Maccabim-ReutFloor7178604 Israel Phone percepto.coinfo@percepto.co(972-86-383297)
Pratt & Whitney 400 Main Street East Hartford, CT 06118 Ray McFall, Integrated Customer Solutions Phone prattwhitney.comray.mcfall@prattwhitney.com(860-970-1705)
Sunset Beach Films 37 Blueberry Commons Riverhead, NY 11901 Chris Francescani, Drone Video & Photography/3D Virtual Tours/Professional PhoneCopywriting(917-881-7951) | Fax www.chrisfrancescani.comchrisfrancescani@gmail.com(917-881-7951)
Phase One United States Inc.-Security & Space 11755 Airport Way, Suite 216 Broomfield, CO 80021 Dana Brown, Director of Business ixm-gs120geospatial.phaseone.com/cameras/dbr@phaseone.comPhoneDevelopment(631-662-6895)
MightyFly Inc. 14460 Doolittle Drive San Leandro, CA 94577 Fernanda Sausen, Senior Director of Business Development Phone www.mightyfly.comfernanda@mightyfly.com(510-676-4956)
R RAMPF Composite Solutions Inc. 5295 John Lucas Drive, Unit 5 Burlington, ON L7L 6A8 Canada Colin Keddie, Composite Solutions Phone solutionswww.rampf-group.com/en-us/composite-colin.keddie@rampf-group.com(236-668-4225)
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Phase One 11755 Airport Way Broomfield, CO 80021 Chris Schaefer, Inspection Technical www.geospatial.phaseone.comcsc@phaseone.comPhoneManager(631-223-9659)
Skycharge GmbH Kopenhagener Str. 76 Berlin Germany Andrea Puiatti Phone www.skycharge.deinfo@skycharge.de(49-152-5288-7085)
Raytheon ELCAN 450 Leitz Road Midland, ON L4R 5B8 Canada Penny Switzer, Capture Manager Phone www.rtx.com/ELCANpenny.switzer@raytheon.com(705-209-4256)
Uncrewed Systems & Robotics Database (USRD) 3100 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 1200 Arlington, VA 22201 David Klein, Research Analyst Phone www.auvsi.org/usrddklein@auvsi.org(703-845-9671)
V Valqari 355 Eisenhower Lane South Lombard, IL 60148 Ryan Walsh, CEO Phone valqari.comryan.walsh@valqari.com(630-886-4749)
Tactical Drone Academy CRI Counter Terrorism Training School Inc. 1721 Stocker Street North Las Vegas, NV 89030 Doron Benbenisty, CEO & Founder Phone tacticaldroneacademy.comcri@critraining.com(702-222-3489)
U UAS Magazine 308 Second Avenue North, Suite 304 Grand Forks, ND 58203 Phone www.uasmagazine.comservice@bbiinternational.com(866-746-8385)
Vigilant Drone Defense Inc. 1055 West Seventh Street, 33rd Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017 Steve Davis Phone (424-275-8282) | Fax vigilantdronedefense.comadmin@vigilantdronedefense.com(424-275-8484)
TruWeather Solutions 1303 Sawbridge Way Reston, VA 20194 Don Berchoff, CEO Phone truweathersolutions.cominfo@truweathersolutions.com(877-878-9847)
X XPONENTIAL 3100 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 1200 Arlington, VA 22201 Mike Greeson, Director of Business Development & Strategy Phone www.xponential.orgexhibits@auvsi.org(703-845-9671)
USI-Unmanned Safety Institute 3800 Garrison Avenue Port St. Joe, FL 32456 Josh Olds, President & CEO Phone www.unmannedsafetyinstitute.orginfo@unmannedsafetyinstitute.org(877-535-7233)
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Unmanned Solutions, Inc. (USI) 11827 Canon Boulevard, Suite 203 Newport News, VA 23606 Daniel Wolfe, President Phone www.usi-inc.netdaniel.g.wolfe@usi-inc.net(757-814-3241)
Unmanned Life 86-90 Paul Street, 3rd Floor London EC2A 4NE United Kingdom Nicholas Zylberglajt, CEO Phone www.unmanned.lifenicholas@unmanned.life(07-3428-52486)
Tioga Area Economic Development Corp. PO Box 93 Tioga, ND 58784 Dennis Lindahl, Executive Director Phone www.tiogand.orgdakotapublic@gmail.com(701-629-6839)
uAvionix Corporation 300 Pine Needle Lane Bigfork, MT 59911 Greta Silewski, Communications Director Phone www.uavionix.comgreta.silewski@uavionix.com(844-827-2372)
UXV Technologies ApS Brogrenen 7 Ishoej, Copenhagen 2635 Denmark Steven Friberg, CEO Phone uxvtechnologies.comsf@uavcomp.com(45-20631198)
W Wounded Eagle UAS 980 Heinberg Street Pensacola, FL 32502 Joseph Dorando Phone www.weuas.orgjoe.dorando@weuas.org(626-807-0428)
Z Zephyr Systems 1835 Noon Road Jackson, MI 49201 Michael Furmanski, CEO Phone zephyrsys.comsales@zephyrsys.com(833-493-7497)
TransLumen Technologies, LLC 175 East Delaware Place, Suite 6808 Chicago, IL 60611 Carol Sherman, President Phone www.translumen.netcarol.sherman@translumen.net(312-337-8099)
UASMagazine com 35 Super Pro Aerial 16009 Arminta Street Van Nuys, CA 91406 Daniel Fetterly, President Phone (818-780-1886) | Fax (818-780-1978) www.superproaerial.comdan@usasmog.com
The SkyButler 714 West Sunny Point Drive Washington, UT 84780 Ken Bouvier, Founder Phone www.theskybutler.cominfo@theskybutler.com(425-761-6853)
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