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Their eBee drone is autonomous, protected, ultra-light and simple to make use of. They’re the primary UAVs to be permitted by the FAA for Operations Over Folks and Operations Over Transferring Automobiles within the U.S. They’re additionally the primary drone to obtain the European Union Aviation Security Company Design Verification for BVLOS and Operations Over Folks. The drones have carried out over a million flights globally and are light-weight, hand-launched, and capable of function huge distances Past-Visible-Line-of-Sight (BVLOS).
Invoice is a United States Naval Academy alum with greater than 25 years of senior administration expertise in uncrewed air and maritime techniques, actuation {hardware}, ISR techniques, and communication techniques.
He served as a Vice President at Northrop Grumman, one of many world’s largest weapons producers and army expertise suppliers, producing $30 billion yearly. Extra lately, he was President of MTI and Metal Companions Holdings, a diversified world holding firm with operations in industrial merchandise, vitality, protection, provide chain administration and logistics.
Invoice can also be an lively Board member of Ghost Robotics and Chairman of the Affiliation for Uncrewed Automobile Programs Worldwide. He additionally served as President of VBAT after Protect AI’s acquisition and L3 Harris. Invoice holds a Grasp’s diploma in Technical Administration from Johns Hopkins College and a Bachelor’s diploma in Engineering from the USA Naval Academy.
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