Safe Pro Group Inc.’s Airborne Response division is adding Skydio autonomous drone technology to its solutions.
Under the new agreement, Skydio hardware and software solutions will be available for public safety, emergency services, disaster response, and critical infrastructure users.
Public safety and first responders around the country are exploring the use of drone technology for rapid incident response. Utilizing drone systems, first responders can quickly dispatch drones to the required location, capturing and recording real-time video which is relayed to system operators.
These trained operators can assess the situation and share real-time information with any first responders before they arrive, greatly improving situational awareness or even canceling a response if the situation is resolved. This reduces costs by eliminating the unnecessary deployment of personnel and resources.
Airborne Response is one of Florida’s leading providers of drone-based critical infrastructure inspection and monitoring services. It serves customers including power utilities, telecommunications network operators, and property insurance companies. The company is also a trusted partner in local hurricane disaster response services.
Callan Carpenter, Chief Revenue Officer at Skydio, commented, “The Southeast United States is one of Skydio’s most rapidly growing geographies and the demand for autonomous drone systems in Florida in particular is overwhelming.
“The recent hurricane is a stark reminder of how critical our tech is to public safety agencies and utilities. Safe Pro Group will expand our reach in the region and accelerate our ability to deliver Skydio products to the agencies and utilities that need it the most when it comes to keeping people safe and the lights on.”
Christopher Todd, President of Airborne Response, added, “We are pleased to partner with Skydio, one of the world’s leading developers of advanced, autonomous aerial solutions. We specialize in delivering reliable, cost-effective drone-based solutions for government, commercial, and enterprise applications and we look forward to working with Skydio to help bring their solution to new customers in the public safety and critical infrastructure sectors.”