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Cloud (ADC) division. Becoming an airline provides AD added leverage in achieving crucial waivers to perform complex and highly uncommon drone operations. “Our name, Aquiline, refers to the most majestic of birds, the eagle: a symbol of strength and adaptability,” says Alexander. “Through our drone- related services, we provide the gift of a bird’s eye view — or drone’s eye view — to the general public, a superior capability throughout our anthropological history that has only been reserved for birds.” AD’s drones are intelligent robots,
performing humanlike functions to save lives and provide services that aim to better society in a safe, responsible and eco-friendly manner. AD uses advanced technology to provide full lifecycle solutions to clients along four prominent lines of business: • Cloud services: world’s fi rst aviation-inspired drone cloud
• Proprietary operating system (OS): world’s fi rst aviation- inspired drone OS
• Manufacturing services: U.S.- based, U.S. supply chain, large- scale manufacturing for internal use and OEM clients, as well as nationwide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services
• Drone-on-Demand service. AQUILINE CLOUD
SERVICES: Designed with extreme security and compliance, the Aquiline Drones Cloud (ADC) supports real-time and autonomous drone operations and can be remotely deployed in battlefront applications, etc. ADC is easily scalable and allows for third-party development (platform-as-a-service [PaaS]). ADC is the world’s fi rst aviation- inspired drone cloud, capable of supporting a wide variety of drone solutions by gathering, analyzing, modeling and storing data/video
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for law enforcement agencies, state agencies (e.g. DOT), public works departments, large enterprises, military and individual clients (i.e. hobbyists) alike.
AD REAL-TIME OPERATING
SYSTEM (ADRTOS): AD deploys its own proprietary operating system, the world’s fi rst aviation-inspired drone OS based on RTEMS open- source technology, ARINC 653 software specifi cations, DO178, DO330, ARP4754 and other aviation-compliant standards and protocols. AQUILINE MANUFACTURING SERVICES: AD boasts a revolutionary drone- manufacturing and MRO model, decentralized to provide drone- manufacturing opportunities across socio-economic boundaries nationwide and using the latest in additive manufacturing technology. AQUILINE DRONE-ON- DEMAND SERVICE (ADD): Later this year, AD plans to deploy the world’s fi rst true drone-on- demand service. This service will allow customers to preorder drone services via a mobile app installed on smartphones and other handheld devices. Special features include interactive voice command (IVC) and remote person viewing (RPV). Germane to this idea is the
recent American Security Drone Act of 2019, which bans the federal procurement of foreign drones — mainly Chinese — and other unmanned aerial systems. As two of the bill’s authors are U.S. senators, Christopher Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, both of CT, Alexander is encouraged and inspired in his goal of making Connecticut the drone capital of America.
Successfully completing its fi rst-
year post-incubation period, AD is actively onboarding new clients and key stakeholder agreements.
“We are not a tech startup but a sound and innovative drone airline,” says Alexander as he took AD’s mission to the military this past fall by exhibiting at the Defense TechConnect Innovation Summit and Expo in National Harbor, MD, as well as the Army Autonomy and Artifi cial Intelligence Symposium and Exposition in Detroit, MI. He also attended the Commercial UAV Expo Americas in Las Vegas, NV. At each event, the company forged key relationships with industry innovators and suppliers for future growth. “Agility, reliability, innovation and safety are at the core of AD’s framework,” adds Alexander. “We are poised to usher in the ultimate UAV revolution, using our intellectual property to help people around the world. A key thing to remember is that drones are not gadgetry but aircraft, and if we want to gain the public’s trust, we must ensure safety fi rst. Safety is AD’s hallmark!” Future plans of the burgeoning company include the deployment of its novel Drone-on-Demand mobile app, expansion of its customer-facing cloud services, and a nationwide MRO infrastructure supported by its cloud. “We envision a world in which humans and drones live and operate in harmony, using their real-time control, autonomy and analytics to reduce costs, maximize return on investment (ROI) and create new business value,” says Alexander. “At the same time, we recognize the awesome responsibility of ensuring our equipment work within a legal and ethical framework through our collaboration and ongoing communication with the FAA and other government and public-interest organizations. Just like our name, Aquiline Drones fi nds its direction
beyond its vision!”
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