Emergency response and healthcare company Falck has announced a collaboration with Kitty Hawk.
The companies will establish a joint innovation platform creating a framework for Project Heaviside, Kitty's Hawk's latest high performance aircraft, to be used in emergency response operations. The new collaboration adds to Falck's drone initiative, Vertical, which aims to assess the potential of drone technology in the prehospital and ambulance services of the future. With Kitty Hawk's Project Heaviside, the company plans to test and evaluate new technologies on a large scale, making emergency healthcare more accessible and affordable. A new film festival highlighting creative content made by aerial filmmakers is set to debut in Southern California this March. The inaugural Southern California Drone Film Festival is set for March 6, 2021 and marks the only event of its kind in California. The one-day virtual event will include panels on drone technology, cinematography, and video production, and will culminate with the awards ceremony highlighting shorts from creative storytellers. AeroVironment has
completed its acquisition of Arcturus UAV, Inc. The approximately $405 million transaction was previously announced on January 13, 2021. The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) selected Arcturus UAV as one of six companies qualified for the potential $975 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity MEUAS IV contract in June 2020. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unmanned!!!
Airborne-Unmanned 03.02.21 is chock full of info in this Weekly News Episode, Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Kimberly Kay, Sophie Hurlock, Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, and Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, this episode covers:
- Falck Partners With Kitty Hawk On Emergency Response Aircraft
- Drone Film Festival Scheduled For March
- Done Deal: AeroVironment Completes Acquisition of Arcturus UAV
- Embry-Riddle Celebrates Electric Aero-Milestone
- Collier Trophy Nominees Comprise Exceptional Group
- Air Race E Expands To Include New Electric Race Classes
- Hydrogen Powered UAV Propulsion System Begins Testing
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