The City of Reno, in partnership Drone America will be testing four CONOP’s within the BEYOND program focused on public safety. These operations will include wildfire fuel mitigation inspections, delivery of critical supplies, water search and rescue, and river rescue support. 

About Drone America

Drone America is proud to call Reno, Nevada its home. Founded in 2009, Drone America’s mission has always been the pursuit of technology that will save and improve the lives of our community and beyond. Since its inception, our team has dedicated themselves to this goal by developing sustainable UAS technologies to serve our First Responder, Government agencies, Corporate and Research communities.

From our base here in Reno we design, integrate and operate multi-role, vertical take-off and landing, medium to long range autonomous aircraft. Our systems specialize in point-to-point, expedited drone delivery services for urgent medical supplies, time-critical cargo, photos, live video and data.

Blending new advancements in hybrid propulsion and on-board intelligence technologies with time tested aviation principals our experienced team of pilots, engineers and operations specialists work closely with our clients to accomplish their missions safely and efficiently.

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CONOP Overview

Drone America has proposed four public Safety focused CONOPs for the BEYOND program. 
By working directly with the City of Reno, the Reno Fire Department and the FAA we will be developing a combined strategy to use UAS and emerging technologies to better serve our community by protecting lives and property.

1. CONOP number one will develop the use of Drone America UAS for fire safety, infrastructure and fuel inspections. Flying above the Reno foothills along main powerline and urban interface corridors to determine locations where mitigation or preventative maintenance should be conducted to prevent future fire events.
2. CONOP number two will use of Drone America UAS for the delivery of critical medical supplies from a fixed First Responder base to a remote location. 
3. CONOP number three will fly Drone America long duration UAS for shoreline patrol of an active water recreation area. This mission will feature a live offshore search and rescue operation with a launch from a fixed shore base and a landing on offshore operations platform.
4. CONOP number four will explore the use of Drone America long duration UAS to monitor and survey the Truckee River Corridor and its urban interface for potential hazards and people in distress.

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