Successful drone programs require an educated and inspired workforce. This week on the Dawn of Drones, Join Dawn and Dr. LaQuata Sumter, CEO of STEAM thru Drones, a subsidiary of Focusing On Me, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to STE(A)M initiatives, as they close out an informative month dedicated to “Building Program Success'' and sponsored by USI.
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Dawn of Drones | Episode 108: HevenDrones
Successful drone programs incorporate the best-in-class drones. Heven Drones has designed hydrogen-powered drones (H2D55, HD Urban, H100), with extended flight times and larger payloads, and an extensive related ecosystem, to reimagine what drones can do!
This week, on the Dawn of Drones, Bentzion Levinson, CEO at Heven Drones. The two will discuss how Heven Drones continues pushing the boundaries of automation in support of a wide range of industries including defense, homeland security, agriculture, delivery and enterprise. Also learn about the company’s R&D lab and hydrogen infrastructure and management plans, as we continue this month dedicated to “Building Program Success,” and sponsored by USI. Don’t miss this must-see episode!

Volatus Aerospace Corp. Announces Reseller Agreement with US Drone Manufacturer Inspired Flight
TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / August 11, 2023 / Volatus Aerospace Corp. (TSXV:VOL) (OTCQB:VLTTF) ("Volatus" or "the Company") announces that on July 25th, 2023 the Company has signed a reseller agreement with Inspired Flight, a US-based National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) compliant drone manufacturer, to meet client demands for reliable off-the-shelf blue sUAS qualified equipment in the mid-sized class. Typically, this regulatory requirement applies to infrastructure inspection of government funded or owned properties for example power distribution, natural resources, and facilities.
Dawn of Drones | Episode 106: Cleartopia Solutions
Trent Casi, CEO of Cleartopia, joins Dawn this week, as we continue an incredible month dedicated to “Building Program Success” and sponsored by USI. Cleartopia is a Denver, Colorado-based geospatial technology partner that provides a wide range of cutting-edge hardware, software, data collection services, program consulting, training, and support to energy, engineering, surveying, and government vertical clients. Trent has over 20 years of solutions experience and leadership in the geospatial industry. Dial in to learn from one of the industry’s best about how to make your geospatial program a success!
Tune in on August 9th at 11:00 a.m. ET:

Autonomous Systems and Social Acceptance
Day Two of the FAA Drone Symposium, co-hosted by AUVSI and the FAA, kicked off with a morning plenary session on Autonomous Systems and Social Acceptance. The session featured Deb Sanning, FAA Deputy Regional Administrator; Brendan Groves from Skydio, Taylor Lochrane, the Deputy Director for Science and Technology at DOT; Lauren Haertlein from Zipline; and Margaret Nagle from Wing.

Dawn of a New Era: UTM and the NAS
The afternoon plenary of the FAA Drone Symposium focused on how air traffic management systems and technologies need to adapt to accommodate new operations.

BVLOS Operations: From the Present to the Future
The morning plenary of the FAA Drone Symposium covered different paths to obtaining approval to operate drones Beyond Visual Line-Of-Sight (BVLOS).

ESEN GöRDES™ Vision Based Navigation (VBN) System successfully demonstrated on Schiebel CAMCOPTER® S-100 UAS in GPS-denied environment
Ankara, Türkiye – ESEN GöRDES™ Vision Based Navigation (VBN) System was successfully demonstrated on the Schiebel CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS). Equipped with GöRDES™, the CAMCOPTER® S-100 UAS proved it can successfully operate in a GPS-denied environment.
ESEN General Manager Cem Uğur and SCHIEBEL Chairman Hans Georg Schiebel welcomed the successful trials and stated their joint aim is to integrate GöRDES™ Vision Based Navigation (VBN) System into the CAMCOPTER® S-100 UAS to offer customers globally a jam and spoofing resilient platform for challenging missions.
Dawn of Drones | Episode 104: Synergy Aviation Ltd
Craig Husselby, Senior Project Manager - Corridor Inspections for Synergy Aviation, a Volatus Company, joins Dawn this week, as we close out an incredible month dedicated to “Innovation” and sponsored by Carahsoft. Synergy provides aerial surveillance and surveys focused on environmental stewardship, across a wide range of assets and projects. Learn more about how the company’s GIS consulting, gas leak detection, LIDAR & 3D imaging, fixed wing and rotary surveillance programs provide a cost-effective and efficient way to capture and deliver information for pipeline integrity monitoring and more.



