Intelligence & Insight

Field Notes from
Civilian Aeronautics

Drone industry trends, wildfire intelligence, government contracting, and technology updates from the team building the future of aerial firefighting.

Field Notes

At Commercial UAV Expo, Everyone Was Retrofitting. We Weren't.

Revenue-positive operators are scrambling toward NDAA compliance after the FCC's December listing. It's a components problem — and a design decision we made before ordering the first part.

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Investment

Building the Case for Integrated Wildfire-Response Systems

A September update on our development work, evaluation priorities and the path toward useful wildfire-response capability.

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Government

Evaluating a Drone Pilot Program for Your Agency

A September update on our development work, evaluation priorities and the path toward useful wildfire-response capability.

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Technology

The CAC Software Program: Mission Tools and Swarm Development

A September update on our development work, evaluation priorities and the path toward useful wildfire-response capability.

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Wildfire

Wildfire Readiness: Start With Current Local Information

A September update on our development work, evaluation priorities and the path toward useful wildfire-response capability.

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