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🎵 This B-52 song doesn’t take place in your own Private Idaho. No, this tune is about the United States Air Force finding innovative ways to maintain the 60-year-old B-52 Stratofortress. ✈️   To keep the aging fleet in top shape, maintainers have a daunting task: conduct physical inspections of the enormous aircraft 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟖𝟎 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝟒𝟓𝟎 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 – 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟒𝟎 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝.   So, leaders from Air Force Global Strike Command, Air Mobility Command, and the 8th Air Force looked at the latest tech to make inspections faster, safer and more accurate. Skydio offered a solution to improve aircraft maintenance with an X10D drone, capturing 3D scans of the B-52 and processing the data with Automated Damage Detection Software from Boeing. Using AI, the system can detect anomalies in the jet’s skin while keeping maintainers safely on the ground. ⏱️ The beauty of this approach with Skydio is reducing inspection times - 𝐛𝐲 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝟗𝟎% - 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞. ✅ The autonomous drone inspections also deliver more accurate results than human inspectors, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟗𝟒%. Skydio focused on helping the #AirForce streamline inspections with an #sUAS that weighs <5 lbs. and is easy to use. This means reducing the time it takes to learn how to use the system and saving even more work hours for maintainers. 🫡 Thank you to the USAF for your leadership in finding new ways to ready the fleet for the fight in record time. 🎖️ https://lnkd.in/gQm-Th3B Peyton K., Scott Belanger, Greg Reeder

Earlier this year I shared that we had partnered with USAID to donate drones to the Office of the Prosecutor General of #Ukraine (OPG) (https://lnkd.in/gXvxNmUs). I visited Ukraine again last week and was honored to meet with Andriy Kostin, Prosecutor General of Ukraine. General Kostin shared that Skydio drones have been instrumental in: • gathering evidence from 80+ shelling sites and 100+ damaged civilian structures across Ukraine • enhancing OPG investigations by enabling safe access to hard-to-reach areas and building 3D models of war crime scenes The use of drone technology to document and gather evidence — at speed and scale — in a war crimes prosecution is unprecedented and a testament to the awe-inspiring drone innovation of the Ukrainians in the face of immense challenges. On behalf of everyone at Skydio, we couldn’t agree more with General Kostin when he says, “...we hope not only to solidify but also to grow and expand our partnership in the years to come.” (source: https://lnkd.in/gVdK_5gx)

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⏳ 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 United States Air Force 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝟵𝟬%? ⌛ 60th Maintenance Group tasked a Skydio drone to do the job and now, a process that used to take multiple crew members about 8 hours, takes only 40 minutes. ⏱ The 60th MXG launched the U.S. Air Force’s first drone aircraft inspection program on July 16. Using Skydio, Air Force maintainers autonomously captured 3D models of a C-17 Globemaster III. (𝘛𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘬, 10 𝘶𝘱-𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘷𝘦𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳-𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 100 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘢𝘳. 🤯) Even though the C-17 is huge, the small Skydio drone, weighing in at <5lbs and a full deployment kit that can fit in a carry-on suitcase, was able to knock out the job in record time. 🏅 During the scan, maintainers used the drone’s 360º obstacle avoidance capability for close inspections, reducing the manpower needed for traditional inspections which require Airman to use lifts, wear harnesses, and clip into points on the aircraft to get the job done.  Beyond speed, this is a huge step for the Air Force, and toward #military readiness. The 60th MXG is leading the charge by innovating how they maintain the lifeblood of U.S. #defense airpower. Improving the speed and efficiency of inspections equates to increased military readiness, better-performing aircraft, and safer equipment for our troops. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gy2SEEzi Bravo Zulu! 👏 Thank you to Travis Air Force Base, 1st Lt. sawyer hodson, Jacob Costello and Amanda Gullett for your innovation and streamlining of the #aircraftmaintenance and inspection process.

Skydio X10 has been in customers’ hands for 8 months and we’re seeing hundreds of organizations do incredible things. But we’ve also seen too many instances where our existing connectivity solutions could better support the mission. Historically, drone connectivity has depended on point-to-point radio links, and DJI Ocusync has set the gold standard for years. It draws on an ecosystem of radio silicon in the LTE family that unfortunately is unparalleled outside of China. But it is also fundamentally point-to-point in nature, and even the best point-to-point radios won’t cover everything needed for the next chapter of drone usage - scaled DFR in major cities, autonomous, remote, BVLOS operations, and more. But the world of connectivity is also changing. Cellular networks now cover 99% of the American population and are continually increasing in speed and reliability. Skydio is working hand in hand with mobile carriers to optimize their networks for drones. Starlink is a paradigm-shifting network that provides global connectivity that we increasingly see our customers adopting. Reliability is our number one product priority this year, and within that wireless is our top focus. We are making major investments to both improve our existing connectivity solutions, but also open up new architectures that go beyond point-to-point. Today we’re announcing a suite of improvements that will be rolling out over the second half of this year. I’m especially excited about Skydio Connect Fusion which seamlessly blends point-to-point connectivity with onboard 5G connectivity to get the best of both. This will be available to all customers who already have purchased Skydio Connect 5G + Remote Flight Deck, and we will be offering a free trial of range extension via Fusion to all customers with 5G-enabled drones when it becomes available. You can read about these products, improvements, and more in this blog by Ryan Reading and Kevin Kirn: https://lnkd.in/gtB4dbyf

⚡ We spent 2 days with our friends at Dominion Energy (+97 other #utility leaders from across the country), showcasing the Skydio X10 and remote inspection via docked drone. 👷 Highlights: 💡 Demoing X10’s obstacle avoidance, high-resolution zoom and thermal sensors with T.F. Butler and his expert uncrewed systems team at Dominion Energy's training facility 💡 Assessing a substation from 2,900 miles away using a remotely docked drone 💡 Inspecting transmission lines from 300 miles away in real-time via 5G connection 💡 Showcasing the power of integrating automated data capture + automated fault detection with Buzz Solutions  🔍 Zoom in on remote asset inspection — tune into our "Asset Inspection, From an Office Chair" demo 👉 https://lnkd.in/dPtp__Zf