Lincoln, NE — Drone Amplified’s IGNIS Technology has been playing a critical role in fighting fires across Alaska, Arizona and Australia over the past few weeks. One hundred and forty-four Firefighters at the Maroon Fire … Read More
Lincoln-based Drone Company Getting Accolades, Investment
Drone Amplified is getting a lot of recognition for helping fight wildfires. Drone Amplified’s IGNIS product was recently recognized by the U.S. Department of Interior as one of 12 “Made in America” innovations. Drone Amplified, … Read More
Drone Amplified Awarded Competitive Grant from the National Science Foundation
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Nebraska Department of Economic Development Matches Grant Drone Amplified has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant for $224,999. The Nebraska Department of Economic Development has matched the … Read More
Interagency Unmanned Aircraft System Aerial Ignition Workshop
Ignis Receives Interim Approval by Feds An Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) aerial ignition payload was developed in the private sector by Drone Amplified and tested by OAS (on wildland fires) during the 2018 fire season … Read More
Drones in Fire Management
In partnership with the Southwest Fire Science Consortium, we present a webinar focused on the use of drones in fire management. Listen to the recording below to learn more about IGNIS from our chief engineer, … Read More
Department of the Interior Recognizes IGNIS Technology
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Drone Amplified named Top Made in America Innovation IGNIS by Drone Amplified has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Interior as one of the 12 “Top Made in America” innovations. The technology will be … Read More
Firefighting Drone Used in Recent Wildfire
Nebraska Startup Company Developed Drone LINCOLN, Neb. — Fighting fire with fire-technology developed at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s drone lab recently helped crews fight a major wildfire. In mid-July, Jim Higgins, of Drone Amplified, took … Read More
Drones & Fire: A Conversation with the DOI’s Steve Stroud
A conversation with Stroud, DOI Office of Aviation Services Unmanned Aircraft Systems Fleet Manager 1) What is your background in wildland fire? I have spent the last 22 years in wildland fire, including working with … Read More
New Incendiary Ping-pong Balls Dropped by Drones Tested on Local Wildfires
Ignis Fights Through Dense Haze While Tested in Klondike Fire Lifting off above the Klondike fire, a specially designed drone that sounds like a mosquito on steroids disappears quickly into the dense haze. Its mission: … Read More
The Energy 202: The Next Wildfire Season Starts Soon…
The Government Wants to Use Drones to Fight It Last summer, one of the many fires with which federal and local officials had to contend raged in the Umpqua National Forest in southwest Oregon, close to … Read More