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Partnership gives users access to pioneering detection and alert system integrated with innovative UTM OneSky announces that Iris Automation has signed on to be a member of the OneSky Future of Flight program. Iris Automation is a safety avionics technology company pioneering on- and off-board perception systems and aviation policy services that enable customers to […]

Towards the end of the 20th century, the usage of UAS (drones) increased significantly, mostly driven by the US Military. As key technologies and platforms became more accessible, it became clear that the usage of drones could be expanded beyond the battlefield and into civilian commercial use.  Given that much of current UAS technology was […]

Iris Automation’s Casia and Sagetech Avionics’ ACAS sXu DAA system streamline autopilot integration Bingen, WA + Reno, NV – (July 6, 2022) – Creating a turnkey operation for cooperative and noncooperative detection, Iris Automation and Sagetech Avionics announce their partnership to offer a comprehensive air risk mitigation solution to move the UAV industry one step […]

Using first BVLOS SFOC drones for more scalable, productive surveying at lower costs across Newfoundland and Labrador  Winter Haven, FL + Reno, NV (June 28, 2022) – Working with safety innovator Iris Automation, Florida-based Overhead Intelligence has commenced its first major EVLOS (extended visual line of sight) plus BVLOS flight (with 50/50 split) operation using […]

Human beings have always been on the move. As a species, we have always been migratory creatures, traversing the globe searching for better food sources, water, and more palatable climates. As humans evolved, so did their demands and their modes of conveyance. Humans in areas rich with natural resources forged trading partnerships with neighboring communities. […]

By: Dawn M.K. Zoldi* Drone-in-a-box (DIB) solutions, an innovative means for autonomous uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAVs) to launch from and return to highly sophisticated, self-contained and networked landing boxes, have improved safety, efficiency and quality of data collection and analysis across numerous market sectors. These systems enable, among other things, beyond visual line of sight […]

Drones are quickly becoming the most indispensable tool in the professional maintenance toolkit, putting eyeballs on items in minutes that might have taken hours in the past.

A sky is a big place, with plenty of room in it for airplanes, helicopters, and now drones. However, the ‘Big Sky’ does shrink a lot when you look at a congested area. Metropolitan areas where most people live is also where most flying activities happen. The big story with sky sharing is the drone […]

A letter from Iris Automation CEO, Jon Damush There is little argument that small, uncrewed aircraft (drones) have tremendous potential for public benefit through low cost, low risk, high frequency, and environmentally friendly airborne operations.  Getting to that point however, requires that we decouple the human from the system—this is what Beyond Visual Line of […]

There’s an increasing role that medical drones play in healthcare. They enable technology that all medical facilities should have on their radar.