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September 18, 2018

Airborne-Unmanned 09.18.18: Airware Grounded, AUVSI Urges Congress, LMC And DRL

Also: DroneInsurance.com And AirMap, EagleView And PrecisionHawk, Laser-Carrying Drones, Army Drones

Claiming to offer, “... a cloud-based platform to manage, process, view, analyze and collaborate around data for insurance, property management, mining, quarrying, and construction,” Airware has elected to shut down operations after spending some 118 million in investment capital. Airware was founded in 2011 in Newport Beach, California, by Jonathan Downey and relocated to San Francisco in January 2014, and purchased Redbird, a drone analytics software company, in 2016. Company staffers were

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The Great Pacific Airshow Announces 2018 Performers

Third Annual Airshow Returns To Huntington Beach, Oct. 19 – 21

 The Great Pacific Airshow, returning to Huntington Beach this Oct. 19 – 21, has announced the lineup of aerobatic, warbird and military performers for this year’s show.

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NASA’s Football Stadium-Sized Scientific Balloon Takes Flight

Reaches Record-Breaking Altitude Of 159,000 Feet

NASA successfully launched a football stadium-sized scientific balloon, dubbed the “Big 60,” on Friday, Aug. 17, from Fort Sumner, New Mexico, for the first time in more than 15 years. A second test flight was conducted Aug. 25.

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Airborne-Unmanned 09.04.18: Boeing's Navy Nod, Ford Drones, Uber Eats' UAVs

Also: Nearly 2,000 Waivers Granted, Drone Shuts Down Firefighters, Underwater UAV, Nevada Signs Autonomous Systems Letter

The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing an $805 million contract to build the Navy’s first operational carrier-based unmanned aircraft, the MQ-25 aerial refueler. Boeing, which was awarded the engineering and manufacturing development contract to provide four aircraft, will conduct its work on the MQ-25A Stingray in St. Louis, Missouri. “As a company, we made an investment in both our team and in an unmanned aircraft system that meets the U.S. Navy’s refueling requirements

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (09.18.18)

“Advancements in UAS are developing at a rapid pace, and the positive impact of this innovation on our economy, lifestyle and society is tremendous. To tap into the full benefits of UAS, however, we must ensure that our skies remain safe and secure.” Source: Brian Wynne, president and CEO of AUVSI.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (09.18.18): The Rabbit

High-intensity flasher system installed at many large airports.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (09.18.18)

The Airborne International Response Team (AIRT)

The Airborne International Response Team (AIRT) was founded with a single vision; to help those in need when disaster strikes via the rapid deployment of airborne systems. 

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