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)...
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...
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...
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 –...
CU Boulder grads launch startups to change the future of aerospace, by Jeff Zehnder, CU Boulder Website (October 9, 2023) “From our experiences doing research at CU Boulder we developed an appetite for solving difficult problems with uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) and the tools to...
NOAA deploys drones in the ocean and atmosphere to advance hurricane forecasting, NOAA Research (June 28, 2023) NOAA and partners are improving hurricane forecasting by harnessing the power of new technologies and working to coordinate these technologies to predict hurricane track, intensity, and rapid intensification....
Originally published in NASA Spinoff, 08/12/2020. Tornados can flip a car when the wind speed reaches 122 mph, making them unpredictability dangerous. Volcanic eruptions are as toxic as they are destructive. Researchers are working hard to improve forecasting techniques and earlier warning systems for these and...
Drone Developed with No Open Source Software and No Chinese Components Boulder, CO � (February 14, 2020) � Black Swift Technologies (BST), a specialized engineering firm based in Boulder, CO, announced today availability of the Black Swift E2™ UAS, an American-made, advanced unmanned aerial system (UAS)...
Enabling a UAS to autonomously identify a safe landing area in the event of a catastrophe�a key enabler for safe beyond line of sight flights. Boulder, CO � (September 9, 2019) � Black Swift Technologies (BST), a specialized engineering firm based in Boulder, CO, announced today...
Enabling a Fixed-Wing UAS to Fly Autonomously Around Obstacles and Over Rugged Terrain Boulder, CO � (March 18, 2018) �Black Swift Technologies (BST), a specialized engineering firm based in Boulder, CO, announced today it has completed the first phase of a NASA funded project to...