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New ACUASI hangar to be built in Nenana, Alaska DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Alaska’s Nenana Municipal Airport will be the site of the new 4,800-square-foot hangar. Alaska Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Center (ACUASI). Continue reading below or listen to: The University of Alaska Board of Trustees has approved $3.3 million for the hangar to serve as the base for drone cargo delivery test flights between Fairbanks and Nenana. The hangar provides full-time space for drone storage and equipment maintenance and testing. ACUASI, part of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Laboratory, uses the airport for test flights and…

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ROCK Robotic’s 3rd Generation LiDAR Excerpts from DRONELIFE drone news for the week ending April 28, 2023. Click the title below to read the full article. Continue reading below or listen: ROCK RoboticThe developer of professional survey-grade LiDAR technology, R3 and R3 PRO Systems, the latest in LiDAR mapping solutions. The R3 product line incorporates advanced hardware components within a lightweight, integrated 3D point cloud collection tool. R3 is his intuitive end-to-end LiDAR solution, integrated into ROCK Robotic’s comprehensive LiDAR approach. Drone detection: AeroDefense launches low-cost, low-profile remote ID receiver [VIDEO] aero defense provides remote ID integration for AirWarden™ drone…

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Robert Dahlstrom is the founder and CEO of Apellix, a software-driven aerial robotics company. Apellix creates cutting-edge robotics platforms for precision painting, coating, cleaning and testing, making hazardous jobs safer by removing the risk of human harm. Apellix technology enables high pressure cleaning and specialty coatings on large infrastructure assets such as highway bridges, water towers, oil rigs and battleships, extending the life of the asset while saving tax and personal expenses. can save Apellix also offers an unprecedented level of non-destructive testing (NDT) technology. With the Apellix NDT aerial platform, a cruise ship owner, Navy battleship commander, or state…

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AUVSI recently their annual hill day, an opportunity for drone industry stakeholders to come together and meet face-to-face with policymakers. In this DRONELIFE Exclusive of his, we present the summary and points of one attendee. Below is a guest post By CEO and Founder Matt Sloan skyfire consulting and Atlanta Drone Group. DRONELIFE DOES NOT ACCEPT OR DELIVER PAYMENTS FOR GUEST CONTRIBUTIONS. Shipping from Capitol Hill Walking down Washington DC’s First Street toward the marble US Capitol, past the Supreme Court and cherry blossom trees in full bloom. Many of us think the work that builds the drone industry takes…

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