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Drone Aviation Partners with Measure for FAA-Approved Operations of WATT-200 Tethered Drone
Drone Aviation Partners with Measure for FAA-Approved Operations of WATT-200 Tethered Drone.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nJACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 25, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Drone Aviation Holding Corp. (OTCQX: DRNE) (\"DAC\" or \"Drone Aviation\"), a manufacturer of tethered drones and lighter-than-air aerostats and Measure UAS Inc. (\"Measure\"), the nation's leading operator of drones, today announced a partnership for sales, operations, training and support of the WATT-200 tethered drone. Measure has been granted a 333 exemption by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate the Drone Aviation WATT-200 tethered drone for their Drone as a Service® operations.\n\t\n\tUnder the partnership, Drone Aviation and Measure will jointly support sales demonstrations, commercial operations, as well as customer training and support of the WATT-200 tethered drone for the commercial marketplace.\n\t\n\tIn the past year, Measure has established itself as the pre-eminent provider of Drone as a Service® with a focus on the agriculture, energy, insurance, and infrastructure inspection industries. In early September 2015, Measure received approval from the FAA to operate more drone platforms than any other commercial operator in the nation. Measure has partnered with leading organizations to demonstrate and quantify the return on investment for commercial drone services, including work with both the American Red Cross and the American Farm Bureau Federation. In addition, as the only drone company based in Washington, D.C., Measure is a leading voice in the development of commercial drone regulation.\n\t\n\tJay Nussbaum, Chairman of Drone Aviation, stated, \"As one of the nation's leading drone operators, Measure is an ideal partner and customer to assist us in the commercial launch of our WATT-200 tethered drone. Our team is looking forward to jointly supporting live customer events utilizing our WATT-200 and to begin sales demonstrations of our tethered drone technology to our growing pipeline of potential new customers.\"\n\t\n\tBrandon Torres Declet, CEO & Co-Founder of Measure, added, \"Measure is committed to harnessing the power of innovative drone technology to provide customers with powerful turnkey solutions and the capabilities of the WATT-200 will help us to continue delivering on our promise.\"\n\t\n\tDAC's WATT-200 is engineered and manufactured to operate in urban environments and securely provide live, broadcast-quality ae...