*3 Trends Driving the Drone Industry Right Now:* * Increased Hardware Competition Signals Market Shift * Rising Global Tensions and Move Toward Dual-Use * Improving Autonomy and Shifting Regulations

Every week, Drones in America ( https://marketscale.com/industries/podcast-network/drones-in-america/ ) introduces listeners to guests who are leaders, influencers and experts from various areas to talk about America’s drone industry. Topics discussed include the history of drones, new technology, policy and the rapidly-growing commercial market. On this episode, host Grant Guillot ( https://marketscale.com/industries/contributors/grant-j-guillot/ ) sat down with leaders of the largest...

On this episode, Guillot ( https://marketscale.com/industries/contributors/grant-j-guillot/ ) sat down with one of the most influential policymakers in the aviation world, Rep. Garret Graves (R) of Louisiana's 6th District. (...

Welcome to this week’s episode of “ Drones in America ( https://marketscale.com/industries/podcast-network/drones-in-america/ ) ,” a MarketScale ( https://marketscale.com/industries/ ) podcast hosted by Grant Guillot. ( https://marketscale.com/industries/contributors/grant-j-guillot/ ) On “ Drones in America ( https://marketscale.com/industries/podcast-network/drones-in-america/ ) ,” Guillot and industry leaders, influencers and experts explore the rapidly growing commercial drone industry...

In this week’s episode, Grant Guillot is joined by Rhett Ross and Philip Burton with Deuce Drone, a UAS delivery service provider based out of Mobile and initially operating in cities within Alabama. Guillot’s firm, Adams and Reese, has been engaged by Deuce Drone to assist with regulatory and government relations matters. “The ability to engage with the public and with federal, but, even more so, state and local leaders at the introductory stage of the development of a drone company is so...

In this week’s episode, Guillot is joined by Jeremiah Karpowicz, Editorial Director at Diversified Communications, a well-known and widely-respected journalist who regularly reports on the commercial drone industry. The two discuss the importance of leadership in the industry, especially at a time when companies in various end-user sectors are striving to economically recover while implementing social distancing.  Karpowicz sets forth his belief that company leaders who embrace drones in the...

In this week’s episode, Guillot is joined by Anthony E. Zuiker, the creator of the CSI franchise – the most successful television series of all time, as well by Tom Walker, Founder and CEO of DroneUp. Guillot, Zuiker, and Walker discuss Zuiker’s interest in crime scene evidence and how he came to develop the original CSI and its three spinoffs. Zuiker explains his decision to back in 2005 to have an unmanned small-helicopter device serve as the murder weapon in “The Dove Commission,” an...

In this week’s episode, which focuses on unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS”) traffic management (“UTM”), Guillot is joined by Amit Ganjoo, Founder and CEO of ANRA Technologies, and Ken Stewart, CEO of AiRXOS, part of GE Aviation.  ANRA is an official NASA collaborator for their UTM solution and is closely working with NASA and the FAA-approved UAV test sites. ANRA’s platform has been used for multiple UTM national campaigns as well as FAA Research Transition Team (“RTT”)...

In this week’s episode, Guillot is joined by Matt Coleman, Senior Director of Business Development at Volansi; Michael Currie, Founder and CEO of Fling; and Will Stavanja, Chief Technical Officer of AirBox Technologies. These three service providers are utilizing drone technology to assist with the social distancing mandates and economic hardships brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Volansi, which focuses on drone-based cargo delivery and pickup for industrial, medical, and other medical...

In this week’s episode, Guillot is joined by Ian Annase, CEO of Zing; Cameron Chell, CEO of Draganfly; and Ryan Walsh, CEO of Valqari. Each of these three service providers are utilizing drone technology to assist with the COVID-19 relief efforts. Zing, which is headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, offers an autonomous drone delivery platform that provides last mile delivery solutions. Noting that the platform is compatible with the most common drones on the market, Annase explains, “We...

In this week’s episode, Guillot is joined by Michael Blades, Vice President of Aerospace, Defense and Security in the Americas at Frost & Sullivan. Blades’ main areas of research and analysis are unmanned systems and training and simulation markets, and he is widely-regarded by the commercial drone industry as an expert and visionary. Guillot and Blades discuss the types of drone service providers who are poised to continue succeeding in the evolving industry, such as Tom...

In this week’s episode, Guillot is joined by Frank Segarra, President and CEO of ConnexiCore. ConnexiCore is a nationwide commercial UAS Drone Solutions Provider with a deep network of expert (FAA) pilots, solution architects, and business process consultants across the United States. It specializes in drone aerial data collection, image & video analytics, drone telepresence, and aerial mapping services. ConnexiCore is a full-service provider, explains Segarra, providing “everything...

In this week’s episode, Guillot is joined by Michael Healander, President and CEO of Airspace Link. The Airspace Link platform is an all-in-one FAA-certified, cloud-based platform simultaneously connecting all constituents involved in legally flying a drone. In addition to airspace safety, Airspace Link focuses on ground-based risks and provides a municipal-planning platform that is already finding success with various communities, including the cities of Taylor, Michigan, and Ontario,...

While the COVID-19 pandemic has required politically divergent factions to work together, this election year continues to be a time of great division in our country.  Americans are experiencing heightened anxiety and economic uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and they are looking to sources of strength, inspiration, and, above all, unity during this trying time. Lisa Ellman, Executive Director of the Commercial Drone Alliance and Partner and Unmanned Aircraft Systems Practice Chair...

With social distancing in effect to counteract the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies and groups are seeking ways to respond to needs without making human contact. Drones may be an answer. Ken Stewart, CEO of AiRXOS, GE Aviation, as well as Chris Todd, Executive Director, Airborne International Response Team, and Charles Warner, Director, Drone Responders Public Safety Alliance, joined in this episode of Drones in America with Grant Guillot to discuss the prospect. Stewart referenced the...

It was only five years ago that CNN first used a drone to collect footage of an event. Since then, drones have become integral and imperative to CNN’s gathering of imagery, collection of data, and production of breaking stories. Perhaps no one knows the development of drones in journalism better than guest Greg Agvent, speaking on this episode of “Drones in America.” Agvent recounts the storied history of technology in journalism, explaining how he was first introduced to drones in the field...

This week, Guillot was joined by Darshan Divakaran, Founder and President of AIRAVAT, LLC. AIRAVAT works with commercial and government clients to provide UAS program integration, flight training and safety operations. Guillot and Divakaran discussed Divakaran’s history in both the commercial drone industry and aerospace (Divakaran is a commercial pilot), the struggle to provide widespread, base-level knowledge about drones and overcome a lack of education, demystifying regulations, and...

On New Year’s Eve 2019, the Federal Aviation Administration released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Remote Identification of drone users. “It was 88,000 words of seemingly good intention, and 87 pages of common sense,” Tom Walker said. “There wasn’t any thing in there [the NPRM] that should have surprised anyone.” Drones continue to disrupt various corners of the private sector that very few people predicted. Presenting Drones in America an all-new podcast by MarketScale centered...