10 Sep Colorado business helped design, build hurricane-hunting drone
The hurricane hunters who fly into tropical cyclones now have a new tool to help measure those storms. 9News (September 10, 2024) ...
Black Swift Technologies Tag
04 Sep New Hurricane Drone breaks Records during Ernesto Flights
New Hurricane Drone breaks Records during Ernesto Flights, Fox Weather (September 4, 2024) The Black Swift drone broke records this year when it was deployed into Hurricane Ernesto. Scientists explain what the technology means for the future of hurricane forecasting. ...
20 Aug M&R Environmental Solutions – From Afghanistan to AI-Powered Drone Threat Detection
M&R Environmental Solutions - From Afghanistan to AI-Powered Drone Threat Detection, By Dawn Zoldi for AUSVI (August 20, 2024) CEO Alex Momand of M&R Environmental Solutions, pointed to Boulder, Colorado-based Black Swift Technologies (BST) a specialized engineering firm best known for developing drones designed for beyond-visual-line-of-sight...
19 Aug Behind the technologies at the forefront of improving NOAA hurricane data
Behind the technologies at the forefront of improving NOAA hurricane data, By Madison Alder for FEDSCOOP (August 19, 2024) Drones and small data-collection devices aim to improve measurements used to track and monitor the intense tropical cyclones in an effort to provide potentially life-saving information. ...
19 Aug Record breaking drone flight gathers critical data inside Hurricane Ernesto
Record breaking drone flight gathers critical data inside Hurricane Ernesto, NOAA Communications (August 19, 2024) One of the largest challenges in hurricane research is studying the inner dynamics of a storm. The regions within the hurricane that provide the most valuable data are often the most...
05 Jun Dawn of Autonomy Podcast Features Dr. Jack Elston
Dawn of Autonomy Podcast Features Dr. Jack Elston, By Dawn Zoldi, June 5, 2024 This week's Dawn of Autonomy podcast features Dr. Jack Elston, the CEO and co-founder of Black Swift Technologies. Jack’s journey into complex ops began when he earned his Ph.D. from the University...
05 Dec UAS-Based Soil Integrity Measurements Ensure Solid Ground For Remote Runways
UAS-Based Soil Integrity Measurements Ensure Solid Ground For Remote Runways, by Dawn Zoldi for Auvsi (December 5, 2023) Boulder, Colorado-based Black Swift Technologies, developers of rugged dual-use uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) designed for extreme tasks, recently received a $1.3M 2-year Direct to Phase II (D2P2)...
05 Dec Black Swift Technologies Awarded Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from the Department of the Air Force
S2 UAS Measures Soil Integrity for Remote Runways Black Swift Technologies has been honored with the prestigious Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Award from the Department of the Air Force. This accolade celebrates their pioneering efforts in enhancing runway safety through cutting-edge drone technology. The award recognizes...
27 Nov NOAA Pioneers New Ways to Advance Hurricane Forecasting
NOAA Pioneers New Ways to Advance Hurricane Forecasting, NOAA Communications (November 27, 2023) November 30th marks the official end to the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. Scientists and forecasters from across NOAA pushed boundaries as they worked throughout this active season to conduct crucial tropical cyclone...
30 Oct NOAA Measures Hurricane Tammy from Satellites through the Sea
NOAA Measures Hurricane Tammy from Satellites through the Sea, NOAA Communications (October 30, 2023) NOAA conducted the first ever collocated drone mission into a hurricane recently, collecting vital data in the lower levels of the storm that have been historically too hard to reach –...